Kimba eating bark
We put a new log in the elephant yard the other day to give Lucky and Kimba a giant back scratcher (they like to throw dirt, hay and mud on themselves).
We provide many different kinds of skin care opportunities for our elephants: The “do it yourself” options come from fresh topsoil, hay, and mud wallows that we give them. They have large rocks and upright logs in their exhibit to scratch on. Additionally we dry scrub, hose them, and wet scrub them with a shampoo multiple times every week.
Kimba playing with the new scratching post
The new log was hopefully going to give them another possible scratching opportunity. We let them out together after we installed it and both were very interested in eating the bark. After about half an hour we brought Kimba in the building (to give her a bath) and Lucky was left outside alone with the new toy.
She knocked it down in less than a minute. She pushed on it with her head and snapped the upright at the ground. The log was pine wood, 7 feet in the ground and 20 inches in diameter. Lucky weighs 8,000 pounds. Logs vs. Lucky = Lucky wins.
She knocked it down in less than a minute. She pushed on it with her head and snapped the upright at the ground. The log was pine wood, 7 feet in the ground and 20 inches in diameter. Lucky weighs 8,000 pounds. Logs vs. Lucky = Lucky wins.
We’ll go back to the drawing board and come up with a new method.
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3 comments:
Thanks for your new blog. It is great to read the news about what is happening at the zoo. Who will win round 2? My bet is on Lucky or Kimba.
Linda
What is the easist way to tell Kimba and Lucky apart?
Linda - Thank you for your comment!
Anonymous - Thank you for your question. You can always identify the elephants by their tusks. Kimba boasts beautiful, long tusks. Lucky, a bit more tempormental in nature, has been know to break a tusk or two in her day - doing things like uprooting scratching posts!
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