True, but their final years seem to have been somewhat tragic --- at least I would find it so if it happened to me. According to Taiki's wikipedia page, in early 2019, after they had earned masses of stud-money, both were castrated in one of mankind's evillest proofs of dominion over helpless animals. An unelective surgery done for human convenience and no benefit to the creature.
True, but their final years seem to have been somewhat tragic --- at least I would find it so if it happened to me. According to Taiki's wikipedia page, in early 2019, after they had earned masses of stud-money, both were castrated in one of mankind's evillest proofs of dominion over helpless animals. An unelective surgery done for human convenience and no benefit to the creature.
Doto's last progeny was born in 2015 (meaning he last mated about a year before), and Taiki's was born in 2018. This shows that breeding-wise they hasn't been productive for some time, and the sterilization may be done to avoid hormonal or behavioral problems down the line.
