Ali, a 34-year-old African elephant, was donated to the zoo and rescued from Jackson’s 'Neverland Ranch' in 1997.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thirty large mammal specialists traveled from South Africa, India and other zoos across America last week to perform the last phase of tusk removal surgery for Ali, a 34-year-old elephant at theAli's zookeepers in Jacksonville say tusk removal surgery for an elephant is similar to getting a cavity filled for a human.
After a three and a half-hour procedure, Ali's surgery was completed. The elephant was donated to the zoo and rescued from Jackson’s 'Neverland Ranch' in 1997."It took an entire crew of dedicated individuals to coordinate this intricate medical procedure for our largest animal at the zoo," Assistant Curator of Mammals at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Corey Neatrour said in a news release.
“The doctor who removed it, he does this in the wild," added Curtis Dvorak, a spokesperson for the zoo."So, this is something that if an elephant fractures a tusk in the wild, they sedate them just like this in the wild."to provide medical care for all of their animals. Now that Ali's tusk is removed, it’s making its way to the Smithsonian to be preserved and examined for research purposes.Ali, an African elephant once owned by Michael Jackson, pictured in 2024 at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens following tusk removal surgery.Ali, an African elephant once owned by Michael Jackson, now living at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, pictured in 2014.This 2017 photo shows Ali, a bull elephant that once lived at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.
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