Elephant Encounter Videos
|
View Videos in Low Resolution (Modem Users)
PC users can view all the videos in sequence or skip through them using the "Skip Forward" button above. The "Preview" button gives a quick peek at each video. By right-clicking on the video and choosing the "Zoom Option" you can make the videos larger. Mac Users will need to click the "Play Video" buttons below for viewing each video. (Download Media Player)
|
|
The elephant encounter starts by cutting treats for them to munch on while the keeper is talking to the crowd. Of course, one of their favorite treats is elephant grass! |
 
Before walking to the encounter area, they will give them a good brushing, which they seem to enjoy a great deal. It's important that the girls, Mari and Vaigai, are looking their best. |
The crowd always enjoys watching the elephants walking towards them on the path to the encounter area. Mari, being the oldest, always walks in front of Vaigai. |
Vaigai, the younger elephant, enjoys eating her elephant grass during the talk. Vaigai is the smaller of the two elephants weighing in at over 4 tons. Mari weighs close to 6 tons. |
After the keeper talks to everyone about Asian elephants in general and conservation of this endangered species, the people get to feed them carrots. Mari and Vaigai enjoy this part a lot!
|
The encounter ends with a salute to the crowd. The elephants then walk back to their exhibit where their keepers hold a training session. You will see Mari carrying the red carrot pail.
|
| Due to safety concerns the elephant encounters and the carrot feeding have been discontinued. Instead we now have daily keeper talks which are held inside the elephant exhibit at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Please call Zoo Administration at 971-7174 to reconfirm on the day you intend to visit. |
