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I agree ! And finally, a proof that not only bulls will be produced by artificial insemination ... Wonderful.

In addition, the production of elephants, rhinos and generally animals is not so stressful thanks to artificial insemination, since the courtship display, the mating foreplay, which is associated with an enormous incalculable risk for the cows, especially for rhinos, and the mating itself omitted.

If the females could now be bothered by the annoying, high-risk birth and the time-consuming rearing, as well as the modern breeding management of zoo animals would be perfect. At least until the cloning is perfected. Who actually needs natural reproduction? No one in the US anymore.

Attention-that was irony ..
 
@Brum.

Nope, it's defenitely irony :

The word irony comes from ancient Greek (eirōneía) and means dissimulation, feigned ignorance. Irony is one of the stylistic devices and is used to make spoken or written effective. For this, the opposite is said of what is actually meant.

Irony therefore runs indirectly and must be decrypted by the other person (listener or reader) in order to understand the meaning behind it. If the other person does not recognize the irony in the statement, this changes their overall meaning. In general, the context or the situation becomes clear when irony is used in a statement. People who use irony are called ironists.

Irony example:

When someone happens a mishap: "That made you great again!"

If someone deliberately stupidly asks, "I did not know that!"

The word sarcasm comes from the ancient Greek verb sarkázein and can be translated as tearing, taunting. The term refers to acrimonious mockery and mockery with which the speaker or writer encounters his counterpart. Sarcastic statements can be formulated directly (openly) and indirectly (encrypted), but should always mock the listener or reader. Sarcasm is spiteful and wants to hurt.
Sarcasm Examples:

"The dress was probably not in your size?"

"If you are looking for a good, discerning and beautiful woman, you are looking for not one but three." (Oscar Wilde)


It is often believed that irony is a weakened form of sarcasm. However, hidden behind the sarcasm is a specific intention (intention) that the speaker / writer pursues. While irony is just the way in which something is said.

Irony is expressed by the opposite, while sarcasm can be used as both an open and a covert attack. The covert attack is often obscured by means of contrary statements, whereby sarcasm uses the stylistic device irony to express something. For this reason, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between irony and sarcasm.
 
Hope I got this. Let's see:
"Indeed I was so disappointed about using AI, because the population of African Elephants in European zoos is rising so quickly and also new imports of this species can be done with a finger flick. There is no reason to keep this species in human care at all, cause there are still millions in the wild with rising status, space for them is also rising, ivory has no more value so looking for other ways of multiplying is not necessary.
Also, although in this case AI was done in Austria, let's bash the US and their citizens. If there is anything wrong in the world, it is always their fault".
Irony or already sarcasm...?
 
The current situation of African elephants in captivity is solely due to the total failure of the "breeding programs" on both sides of the Atlantic. Was not even an Austrian responsible for that in Europe? (just a little joke, not serious meant. Many coordinators of breeding programes, no matter which nation, do not make it better, not only elephants ....) Since the magic word "AI" will not change much, but unfortunately, this method of "animal production "is for the affected animals associated with far more disadvantages than the one of the nature intended method of "species conservation". At any rate, artificial insemination does not save a species of animals, but is merely an expression for shirking responsibility and making it easy to themselfs for the resonsible. I have no understanding for A.I, absolute not.. Only on killer whales A.I. had made sense, because the transport of a Killerwhalebull is a bit more complicated and stressful for the animal than that of an elephant bull. But A.I was far less complicated to carry out for both the bull and the cows than elephants or rhinos. But since Seaworld has fortunately stopped his breeding program of killerwhales, A.I on that speciesis no longer needed. Male and female elephants and rhinoceros are facing tough years.- my condolences for these troubled creatures. In any case, one could believe that in the motherland of A.I, the USA, male animals only act as sperm donors ...

And this not irony or sarcasm, it is the sad truth.
 
I beg to differ ... and the current African elephant population is not in the millions. The last figures (2015) indicate that the total population is in the region of 415,428 + 117,128-135,385 (last range of guesses).

NOTA BENE: As an illustration to this the relatively safe elephant population in Botswana - having one of the best records in elephant conservation - is under pressure from human overpopulation and killings are becoming more frequent (where previously there were none or neglible).
 
@Kifaru Bwana: Of course it is not in the millions (maybe you missed my intro and the last phrase of my post. However: It shows why ironic posts can get missunderstood and should probably not used in a chat/forum).

I'm still waiting for a genius EFFECTIVE AND REALISTIC recipe to high up the European/North American zoo population of African Elephants without ALSO using AI...
And this is serious too.
 
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