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To: workerbee

I suppose simply trading breeding stock is too advanced in thought for these zoos.


2 posted on 02/13/2014 3:24:43 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare
Like royalty in Europe, most zoo populations are pretty inter-related.

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3 posted on 02/13/2014 3:25:47 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Darksheare

Or simply castrating the least desirable male.


4 posted on 02/13/2014 3:26:51 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Darksheare; Blood of Tyrants; Secret Agent Man
There's a Q&A sidebar at the link. In discussions about the prior giraffe, I think castration was not an option because other adult males will still fight & kill it.

Prior discussions here

10 posted on 02/13/2014 3:32:20 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
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