0.1 Ceyla Born 1971 in Sri Lanka Gender: female Since 1976 in the zoo Zurich Mother of: Komali born: 1984 / died 1995 Panang born: 1989 / lives in: Münchner Tierpark Hellabrunn / D. Upali born: 1994 ...
The Elephants of Circus KNIE Switzerland
0.1 Sabu Born: 1984 in Burma Gender: female 01.01.1984 to 01.01.1989 – Wild 01.01.1990 to 01.06.2010 – Circus Knie 01.06.2010 til today – Rapperswill – Knies Kinderzoo 0.1 Delhi Born: 1968 in Hannover Gender: female 19.03.1968 to 18.05.1969 – ...
Mice and Elephants
Are elephants really afraid of mice? The rumour that elephants are scared of mice is very persistent and there are whole collections of jokes circulating on this topic. However, these jokes are just as ...
Ivory
What is ivory? Being a biological product, the tusks are comparatively soft. The hardness of the ivory and so the suitability for carving vary depending on the origin, the habitat and the sex. So ...
Elephant Feeding
What do elephants eat? Anyone who has ever watch the elephants while eating, will never use the term “seizure” for ingestion of elephants. The elephants eat in peace, where they prepare every bite palatable. ...
Communication between the elephants
How do elephants communicate? Since elephants are not “loners”, but live in a herds, they need several possibilities of communicating with each other. The trunk, the ears, the tail, body language and naturally also ...
Elephants in Chains
Is the chaining up of elephants an issue? The fact that elephants are restrained by ropes or chains is a topic on which there has been a lot of discussion, both among elephant keepers ...
Elephantbulls and bulls managements
Are bulls a big challenge? The male elephants represent a special challenge within the keeping of elephants. As is the case for most mammals, also with the elephants the male animal is stronger and ...
Ankus, Elephant hook and wipe
What is an elephant hook? The ankus or elephant hook, in the colloquial language of the elephant keepers briefly named hooks, is an very old aid in handling elephants by humans in a direct ...