Exotic Incident #2658

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Oklahoma City, OK - USA

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07/03/2016

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Summary:

Oklahoma Zoo medical records indicate that Bamboo, a female elephant transferred from Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, had a tail wound with exposed soft tissue and tendon. The tail was bitten during an altercation with another female elephant in her enclosure. They have had multiple aggressive incidents.