Four month old elephant “Rani” and her mother “Thura” are pictured in Hagenbeck’s zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)

Four month old elephant “Rani” and her mother “Thura” are pictured in Hagenbeck’s zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)

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