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Reader: Denver Zoo exhibit Toyota Elephant Passage's name has a funny smell to it

Yesterday, Melanie Asmar posted about the renaming of the Denver Zoo's ambitious Asian Tropics elephant exhibit as Toyota Elephant Passage in recognition of a $5.4 million donation from local dealers. For one reader, though, the moniker conjures up an unwanted image...

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Yesterday, Melanie Asmar posted about the renaming of the Denver Zoo's ambitious Asian Tropics elephant exhibit as Toyota Elephant Passage in recognition of a $5.4 million donation from local dealers.

For one reader, though, the moniker conjures up an unwanted image.

Jon S. writes:

"Toyota Elephant Passage" makes it sound like Toyota named their latest model after elephant dung.

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