tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post8179630695474518893..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: THE RETURN OF MOTTY, THE MIRACLE HYBRID ELEPHANT - UNVEILING SOME NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIM!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-22714602219423226502015-02-17T08:09:03.505+00:002015-02-17T08:09:03.505+00:00I was incredibly lucky in that my school had a tri...I was incredibly lucky in that my school had a trip to Chester Zoo on the very day Motty was born. I remember hearing about him on Radio 4 on the way to school and we got to see him with his mother. I was nearly 8. Cool. Simon Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664625331367226006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-26265230670675209792015-02-14T01:05:57.447+00:002015-02-14T01:05:57.447+00:00I'm sure that this could be done, but as there...I'm sure that this could be done, but as there is no question re Motty's hybrid origin, to do so would merely confirm what we already know. However, the specific genetic details would be very interesting to see, certainly.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-5963852967877898152015-02-14T00:59:45.967+00:002015-02-14T00:59:45.967+00:00Would it be possible to do a DNA analysis of him, ...Would it be possible to do a DNA analysis of him, since we do still have his remains (and we're getting better at extracting non-contaminated material from taxidermied specimens)?Marcus Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480330663295458915noreply@blogger.com