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Thu Oct 24,10:09 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A baby elephant in Germany has signed a petition to protect wild elephants around the world, an environmental protection group says.
Sayang, who escaped elephant poachers in Borneo three years ago, signed the petition Wednesday by holding a paintbrush dipped in paint with her trunk, said a spokesman for NABU, an environmental protection group based in Germany's former capital Bonn.
A zoo in Hanover had nominated Sayang as a signatory, after discovering her writing talent, he added.
"Sayang had been practicing for days before signing the dotted line," a spokeswoman for the zoo said.
Sayang signed along with the president of NABU. The group plans to give the petition to a German delegation attending a conference in Chile next month on international trade in endangered species.
"NABU hopes this symbolic union of man and beast will raise awareness of unregulated ivory trade," the spokesman said.
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