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1965 Press Photo Tristan The Sea Elephant Watches Over His Baby

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Quite it looks like Daddy, isn't it?... asks Tristan, the Sea-Elephant of the Stuttgarter Wilhelma (zoo), and don't loose the sight of his baby. His "Father-pride" is not causeless. Only the Stuttgarter Wilhelma, no other zoo was able to keep alive a Sea-Elephant-Baby more than 24 hours till now. Tristan's baby already is more than four weeks old and weighs about 30 kgs. The zoo-direction of the Wilhelma hopes to pull the baby through with the help of a special diet.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.

Photo is dated 6-15-1965.



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