Monday, February 11, 2013
The Oregon Zoo bought elephants Lily and Tusko from Have Trunk Will Travel for $400,000, voiding the loan agreement with the California company.
Tusko was on a breeding loan since 2005 and sired elephants Lily and Samudra.
The purchase was funded entirely by the Oregon Zoo Foundation and did not involve public money, [zoo director Kim] Smith said.
Read more at KGW.
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