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SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia's elephant calf Mr Shuffles, whose successful birth after being pronounced dead during labour caused a nationwide sensation, was renamed Pathi Harn, meaning "miracle" in Thai, on Thursday.
The elephant, whose nickname came from his unsteady walk, was blessed in a Thai naming ceremony at Sydney's Taronga Zoo just two weeks after cheating death. Pathi Harn was the top choice out of seven names put to the public.
Pathi Harn was declared dead on March 8 after about a week of labour. But zoo staff noticed he was moving after finally being born two days later.