The Oakland Zoo said it will move its 30-year-old African elephant, Osh, to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee this fall, leaving the zoo without any elephants for the first time in 75 years.
“Elephants are social herd animals, and despite our best efforts with AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) over the last year to find him compatible companions to move to Oakland, none were available,” the zoo wrote on social media.
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