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Can African and Asian elephant mate?

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The Asian elephant Elephas maximus and the African elephant, Loxodonta africanaare not only regarded as different species, but also belonging to different genus. Crossbreeds between two individuals, belonging to the same genus, but different species, are in most cases sterile, like the the mule, while a crossbreed between to genus was regarded as impossible. read more

Yes, and a crissong between African and Asian elephant called Motty, was born in Chester Zoo in United Kingdom in 1977. read more