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Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: African bush elephant, African elephant, African forest elephant, Ancient DNA, Asian elephant, Autopsy, Cheshire, Chester Zoo, Columbian mammoth, England, Escherichia coli, George Mottershead, Hybrid (biology), Introgression, List of individual elephants, London, Mammoth, Natural History Museum, London, Necrotizing enterocolitis, Nuclear DNA, Palaeoloxodon, Sepsis, Straight-tusked elephant, Woolly mammoth.

  2. 1978 animal births
  3. 1978 animal deaths
  4. Individual elephants
  5. Mammal hybrids

African bush elephant

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species.

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African elephant

African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis).

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African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant.

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Ancient DNA

Ancient DNA (aDNA) is DNA isolated from ancient sources (typically specimens, but also environmental DNA).

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Asian elephant

The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south.

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Autopsy

An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.

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Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Columbian mammoth

The Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) is an extinct species of mammoth that inhabited North America from southern Canada to Costa Rica during the Pleistocene epoch.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Escherichia coli

Escherichia coliWells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.

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George Mottershead

George Saul Mottershead (12 June 1894 – 5 May 1978) was the founder of Chester Zoo.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Introgression

Introgression, also known as introgressive hybridization, in genetics is the transfer of genetic material from one species into the gene pool of another by the repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid with one of its parent species.

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List of individual elephants

The following is a list of culturally or scientifically notable elephants. Motty and list of individual elephants are individual elephants.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mammoth

A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus Mammuthus. They lived from the late Miocene epoch (from around 6.2 million years ago) into the Holocene about 4,000 years ago, and various species existed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.

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Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.

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Necrotizing enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that affects premature or very low birth weight infants.

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Nuclear DNA

Nuclear DNA (nDNA), or nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid, is the DNA contained within each cell nucleus of a eukaryotic organism.

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Palaeoloxodon

Palaeoloxodon is an extinct genus of elephant.

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Sepsis

Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.

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Straight-tusked elephant

The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant that inhabited Europe and Western Asia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene (781,000–30,000 years Before Present).

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Woolly mammoth

The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) is an extinct species of mammoth that lived from the Middle Pleistocene until its extinction in the Holocene epoch.

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See also

1978 animal births

1978 animal deaths

Individual elephants

Mammal hybrids

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motty

Also known as Elephant hybrid, Hybrid elephant.