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200,000 Hungarians vote to name first elephant born in zoo since 1961

The first elephant born in Budapest’s zoo since 1961 has been named Asha following a public vote in which over 200,000 people took part, the zoo said Tuesday. Since her birth on February 14, Valentine’s Day, Asha’s progress at the 147-year-old zoo has been closely followed by a star-struck Hungarian…