Denver Zoo welcomes Kimbo the elephant, a new companion for grande dame Dolly

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Denver Zoo
Asian elephants are found in a wide variety of habitats in southern Asia, in countries such as India, Thailand and Vietnam. They are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with an estimated wild population only 30,000. Their numbers continue to decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation along with poaching for ivory.
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Denver Zoo
Kimbo, Dolly, Bodhi and Groucho live in the zoo's Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit. For more on why the exhibit is groundbreaking, read our 2009 story "Trunk Show."

More from our News archive: "Denver Zoo welcomes an effing adorable red panda named Chewbacca, ready for love."


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