Holiday Care Package for Ramba

Ramba steals the heart of everyone lucky enough to have the opportunity to know her. She is smart, curious, a little cheeky and she knows what she likes!...

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180 Degrees

Story by anonymous  I’ve always had a deep love for animals, and known I wanted to work with them in some capacity. I was majoring in Animal Science at a university in the states. Our professor had a great relationship with the local zoo, and we made a fieldtrip there to…...

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Jerusalem Zoo Elephants, Things I Didn’t Know

Story by Etay- Every year on my birthday, i have visited the Jerusalem zoo. in there were many animals but one species has fascinated me the most, The Asian Elephant. i have been fascinated with them ever since i watched the 1967 cartoon movie “The Jungle Book” where an “army”…...

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One Intense Elephant

Story by Anonymous One elephant that had an impact?!?! No such thing,,,they all impacted me in some way Feeding one intense Girl, one must be careful & respectful, extra space is given to her. After months of this one day she reached out for a touch, I had nothing to…...

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Watoto

Story by Deb I was a brand new Docent for a zoo in Seattle. The program for Docents in those days was quite extensive and required a 6 week commitment. This class was fantastic as it truly was a mini-zoology course complete with Keepers giving talks weekly about their particular…...

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The Magnificent Four of Imire

Story by Barbara  My story – and love – of elephants started many, many years ago as, being privileged enough to live in and have visited some wild places in Africa, I have often been exposed to them in the wild, but never in a captive environment. Unbeknown to me,…...

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