Mara the elephant to leave Argentina for Brazil sanctuary
(WorldNews Argentina)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Mara listens to her trainer say `up, down, blow,` obediently raising her trunk so a saline solution can be introduced, then lowering it and expelling the liquid into a bag for analysis. She gets a piece of fruit as a reward. The Asian elephant is being prepared for the medical tests to be done while in quarantine in Argentina ahead of her transfer to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. The sanctuary in Brazil`s Mato Grosso state is better suited to her needs than her current enclosure in Buenos Aires` old zoo, which was converted into an ecopark in 2016, where she is surrounded by tall buildings and traffic sounds. Water samples taken from her trunk can be given...