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Filipinos: Send elephant to Thailand

MANILA - Activists in the Philippines have escalated their demands that Mali, the lone elephant in the Manila Zoo, be sent out of the country, to Thailand.

There is one problem, however: Mali isn't Thai, and there is no known case of non-local elephants being inserted into local herds. (Story continues below)

Mali is the only elephant most Filipinos ever see - because she is the only elephant in the country.

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