It is the worst kind of wildlife abuse, and it is happening right now – again – in Zimbabwe, where 35 baby elephants have been torn away from their mothers in the wild and are awaiting export to zoos in China.
Video: Elephant experts condemn Zimbabwe's inhumane capture of wild baby elephants for Chinese zoos - Africa Geographic
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Young elephants were taken from their mothers in Zimbabwe. Now they're in cages in China
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Video: Elephant experts condemn Zimbabwe's inhumane capture of wild baby elephants for Chinese zoos - Africa Geographic
Zimbabwe sent 30 baby elephants to China, to dismay of animal rights groups
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