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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. And an incident in June 2009, while it didn’t involve death, certainly drew controversy. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds.

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