2023年5月5日20时30分,亚洲象“巴布”经抢救无效死亡,享年约55岁。
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亚洲象“巴布”曾是野生大象,在野外被救助,于1988年辗转来到郑州市动物园,在郑州生活了35个春秋。“巴布”的一生命途多舛,幼年漂泊,成年断鼻,继而丧偶,然天不假年,病魔无情,身残志坚的“巴布”终还是离我们而去。
在无数郑州市民的童年里,都曾有“巴布”的身影,“巴布”陪着我们长大,我们陪着它老去,它的故事我们时常讲起……
1996年的一天,“巴布”在象房里用鼻子钩墙上的活动窗户,被夹断了鼻子。此后,它成了郑州市民口中的“断鼻子大象”。因为鼻子断了没法用鼻前端抓握食物,坚强的“巴布”就用前脚和鼻子配合,通过脚踢、鼻子卷的方式进食,一套动作驾轻就熟,行云流水。