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Perth Zoo’s Permai the elephant set to move due to loneliness
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/13/2024
One of Perth Zoo's beloved elephants is leaving much sooner than originally planned after showing signs of loneliness.
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A bittersweet day for Perth Zoo, announcing its female Asian elephant Pumai will leave
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in January, around six months earlier than expected.
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Pumai is moving to Monato Safari Park in Adelaide, where she will be part of a new herd.
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The zoo convinced now is the time to move her.
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She's been alone since the death of matriarch Tricia in 2022.
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She was everything to Pumai and she has been, you know, depressed and obviously a little
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bit anxious without her.
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We can only give her a certain amount of stimulation that is being part of her herd, but she needs
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other elephants.
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She'll join Burma, another female which recently moved from Auckland and will eventually be
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joined by male Putramas when he leaves Perth later in 2025.
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It will mark a big change for the zoo, but patrons are understanding of the decision.
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Because then it's going to have some new space.
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The elephants are a big draw, but I think it's probably good for the elephants to go
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to better space and bigger space.
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Pumai will travel by truck in a specially constructed air-conditioned crate.
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The trip across the Nullarbor is around 36 hours and that'll be non-stop, only stopping
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for fuel and obviously, you know, watching her the whole way.
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Oh, you're so clever.
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While time is running out to see Pumai, there is a special opportunity on Sunday.
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Her and Putramas will celebrate their 35th birthdays, their last ones before they depart
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for South Australia and their forever home.
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