Motty

Motty
Breed(African elephant-Asian elephant hybrid)
SexMale
Born(1978-07-11)11 July 1978
Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England
Died21 July 1978 (aged 10 days)
Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England
Parent(s)Jumbolino (father)
Sheba (mother)
Named afterGeorge Mottershead

Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo, to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino.[1] He was named after George Mottershead, who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.

  1. ^ "Motty, an asian elephant x african bush elephant (cross-breed) at Chester Zoo". www.elephant.se. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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