At least that seems to be the case according to the caption accompanying this photo and story at The Age online today.
Dokkoon the Asian elephant trumpets her approval at being two months pregnant to Melbourne Zoo handler Dave McKelson.
Well done Dave. One question — did you need a stepladder?
Will the offspring be the next Elephant Man?
Long gone are the days when journalists, copywriters and sub-editors needed to know anything about grammatical construction of the English language. Having subjects and verbs in agreement would be a good start.
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