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The last trio: Johannesburg Zoo elephants await their fate
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eNCA - DSTV Channel 403
JOHANNESBURG - The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encourage natural foraging.
For visitors to the popular Johannesburg Zoo, it was a chance to see Africa's largest land animal in real life.
"They are the last three elephants showcased within an exhibition in a traditional zoo-type setting in South Africa and Africa," she said.
- Compromised -When an AFP team visited Johannesburg Zoo, a group of small children pressed towards a viewing area shouting, "Elephant!
South Africa is home to about 44,000 African savannah elephants, about 6,000 owned privately or by communities, the government said in August last year.