Please help me to identify these elephants....

Please help me to identify these elephants....
30-07-2010

Hello,

i found this video on Youtube and i have identified some of the elephants but can't name them all. There appears to be a lot of younger elephants here.

The video is when poor old elephant gets knocked over by two playing elephants.

Dont worry the elephant was fine after,

Please help me identify the elephants..

30-07-2010

Would help if the link was there!

30-07-2010

This one is working

30-07-2010

Why doesn't the link show when i load the page, but when i quote the person the link does show in the quote?!

30-07-2010

Interesting video. Is the elephant that gets knocked down Thi? I couldn't figure if she was hurt(winded) or just didn't get back up immediately because she enjoyed the impromptu mud bath?

The others seem a bit concerned at what's happened. The big female in the foreground with two calves nearby is Jangoli. The female by the wall that walks away is Maya. You could work out the calves from the date I guess, as they only had four calves like that at a certain period.

31-07-2010

You make an interesting point jwer. Ysterday my link was working. Today it is not.

31-07-2010

I'm getting the same thing - the link only shows up in the quote. Weird.

31-07-2010

On a different computer now, at home, and not at work. Seems it's because either this site or Youtube uses a plug-in that makes it possible to stream the video directly onto this site. It shows a small window where you can immediately see the video. At work, i bet that option is deleted due to security reasons which makes it so that you can't see anything, not even the link...

31-07-2010

I'm pretty sure that the elephant that gets knocked down is Birma - she had a very pronounced backbone.

The youngest calf is probably Raman (b.2006), the boisterous juveniles are probably Sithami and Tunda, with Sundara being the other calf.

Jangoli is the most concerned, Maya wanders around in the background and Thi turns up towards the end of the clip. Upali is in the bull pen at the back and Sheba is oddly absent.

31-07-2010

I asked the keeper today...It's Sheba that gets knocked down with Jangoli helping her up.

31-07-2010

Sheba is knocked over and Jangoli comes to her aid, Birma arrives to help also. Thi and Maya are in the background with the youngsters.

31-07-2010

I think the video illustrates one of the reasons why so much work had to be done on the paddock. Better drainage and a thick layer of sand should prevent such muddy conditions next winter. The sand should also be better for their feet and generally more comfortable for them; I watched Thi lie down on her side for a nap this afternoon, which I have never seen an adult elephant do before.

Alan

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Why did Birma leave?
31-07-2010

I never figured out why they got rid of 'Birma' after going to all the trouble of importing her from Mauberge Zoo in France. She seemed perfectly well integrated ino the herd as well as being Sheba's companion- so what made them decide to send her away again?

02-08-2010

I spoke to the elephant keepers a while ago as to why Birma left. She wasn't fully intergrated into the herd. The are also a breeding group but she was not a breeding female, despite being at breeding age. She would not submit to Upali (male) and she used to confront him.

Hope this helps.

02-08-2010

I have also seen the adult females lie down in the paddock, once again I have never seen this happen either. The sand also seems to be holding up better with the rain!