Elephant Chawang's sperm count good
By Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 11 April 2007 2355 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Zoo's elephant Chawang has had his semen quality tested and results showed his sperm count is good.

Chawang, the largest and heaviest animal at the zoo, is almost 3 metres tall and weighs 3,480kg.

He has already sired three elephants.

Zoos in Australia, like the one in Perth, have shown interest in taking samples of Chawang's semen to impregnate their female Asian elephants.

But no plans have been confirmed yet. - CNA/ir