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Weeks After Tennoji Zoo Reported Kelat's Broken Tusk, PERHILITAN Explained The Second Trim Only After Public Outcry

Summary by The Rakyat Post
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. When a video of Malaysian elephant Kelat showing visibly trimmed tusks at Osaka’s Tennoji Zoo went viral, PERHILITAN finally issued a statement. They explained that a planned medical procedure was conducted on the elephant’s right tusk, but this was weeks after the zoo’s own blog revealed the elephant’s left tusk had chipped upon arrival in Ja…
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The Rakyat Post broke the news on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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