Captive male Asian elephants can live together peacefully and with little stress, if introduced slowly and carefully, per Laos case study of 8 unrelated males
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Captive male Asian elephants can live together peacefully and with little stress, if introduced slowly and carefully, per Laos case study of 8 unrelated males
Article URL: https://plos.io/4oYWIwt
Article title: Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR
Author countries: Thailand, Lao P.D.R., U.S.
Funding: This research was supported by graduated school Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Grant number;2562), Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4oYWIwt
Article title: Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR
Author countries: Thailand, Lao P.D.R., U.S.
Funding: This research was supported by graduated school Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Grant number;2562), Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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