Stepping Through ZAM: Day 8, Savannah Module » ElebarnHill

At the end of the day our Elephants return to their barns for a snack and 3-5 hours of taking the weight off. Elephants like to sleep on a slope (it makes it easier for them to get up) so in our new Elephant barn, a hillside is built in

At the end of the day our Elephants return to their barns for a snack and 3-5 hours of taking the weight off. Elephants like to sleep on a slope (it makes it easier for them to get up) so in our new Elephant barn, a hillside is built in

Each Elephants gets about 100-200 pounds of “browse” (branches and leaves) a day. It comes in from many sources such as local tree trimming companies and Cal Trans.
Jeff Kinzler shows us all the features of the new HUGE barn that is now home to our male Elephant.

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