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Motty
Sign in to saveMotty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. He was named after George Mottershead, who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1978 animal births, 1978 animal deaths and Individual animals in the United Kingdom.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Gender
- male organism
- Place of birth
- Chester Zoo
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- date of birth
- 1978-07-11
- date of death
- 1978-07-21
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- Appearance
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- Preservation
- Other elephantid hybrids
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Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. He was named after George Mottershead, who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
==Appearance== Motty's head and ears were morphologically like Loxodonta (African), while the toenail numbers, with five on the front feet and four on the hind, were that of Elephas (Asian). The trunk had a single trunk finger as seen in Elephas but the trunk length was more similar to Loxodonta. His vertebral column showed an Loxodonta profile above the shoulders transitioning to the convex hump profile of Elephas below the shoulders.
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