You sound like you follow the elephants that were kept at the Bronx Zoo. I have been trying to find a picture or more information about a male...
Zangelima (Barney) and Doruma (Pinky) were in the Bronx Zoo from 1946. Zangelima was shot in 1952 and Doruma died, or was euthanized, in 1970....
They were Congo, came to the zoo in 1905 and shot in 1915, and Tiny who was there in the early 1930's.
I know all about Happy and Patti. They cannot be together, Patti and Maxine killed Grumpy and would have killed Happy if they were permitted....
Yes they are. You can see one of them for about a moment, as they cannot be together. Join the movement to get them out of that antiquated zoo...
There were forest elephants in the Bronx Zoo. The first one came in in 1905, his name was Congo. Then another in 1932, Tiny. Two in 1946,...
I have made a study of all the elephants that have lived at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Some of them lived out their lives; others, mostly males,...
Some of these elephants look like forest elephants but have ear shapes that are not exactly correct or a bit more like bush elephants. I have a...
It is and it is so sad that she is going to stay that way because of the politics of the zoo/sanctuary situation. Happy could have a much better...
Other than the reference from the elephant census, I am not sure if there is anything that was written about those baby elephants. There might be...
7 baby elephants imported from Asia with the name of all the dwarfs of the Snow White story.
I hope you are right that Happy is happy. Loneliness is not fun. I remember Happy from the time she lived in Busch Gardens as one of the 7...
Happy is kept in the Wild Asia building and has her own yard. She was originally kept with Grumpy and the other elephants until Maxine and Patty...
Forest elephants Bronx Zoo The picture you posted shows a picture of Zangelima (Barney) and Doruma (Pinky), the two forest elephants who were...
Just let's hope that Portland and every other zoo considers the feelings of its elephants in every decision they make from now on. Allowing herds...
cruelty in some zoos, AZA etc The last calf taken from his mother in Portland was Chang Dee (renamed Prince) he was taken away from Metu, who...
I, too, agree with Pat Derby. The AZA seems to be an organization that is much more into control than it is to do what is right and what is kind...
I have been at the Toronto Zoo many times and I would say it is a decent facility for the elephants that live there. However, they are not...
Wow, Gimpy was a pretty forest elephant. I wish the book on Elephants in North American Zoos and Circuses was printed in English. It is only...
Very interesting posts and pictures, I agree about the 4 elephants in the beginning of this picture series; they look like bush elephants. I...
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