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After Ten Years, an Animal at Artis Gets a Name Again: "It Can Actually Create More Connection"

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The newborn elephant calf at Artis Zoo was named Mook Uhm last week. This is striking, as ten years ago the zoo decided to stop sharing animal names to prevent humanization. While the keepers would call the animals by name, the public would not. Until now. We discuss the fact that Artis has decided to share animal names again with Maarten Reesing, an animal-humanist at the University of Amsterdam. Long-time visitors to Artis will remember: many …
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The newborn elephant calf at Artis Zoo was named Mook Uhm last week. This is striking, as ten years ago the zoo decided to stop sharing animal names to prevent humanization. While the keepers would call the animals by name, the public would not. Until now. We discuss the fact that Artis has decided to share animal names again with Maarten Reesing, an animal-humanist at the University of Amsterdam. Long-time visitors to Artis will remember: many …

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AT5 broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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