Slam Trunk: Basketball-Playing Elephant Throws Down at the Zoo

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He's got game, folks.

Chuck, an Asian elephant from the African Lion Safari zoo in Cambridge, Ontario, has all the makings of an NBA star, evidenced by his dunking skills in a video uploaded Monday.

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His promising basketball skills aside, Chuck has quite the pedigree. He was born on July 15, 2008, in captivity at the African Lion Safari, and according to zoo officials at the time, Chuck was the "first third-generation calf born in North America."

He was the twelfth elephant born at the Ontario zoo since 1991 to mom, Mali from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York, and dad, Rex from the African Lion Safari — both surely proud elephant parents. Read more...

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