Photo: Walks in the outdoor area/Thuringian Zoopark Erfurt
First trips to the outdoor area
Drinking, sleeping, playing, running – the little bull elephant is developing well
and is gradually increasing his radius. Since the weekend
, the herd has been taking one or two walks in the outdoor area every day, depending on the weather. The
elephant house is also open.
A zoo school employee is on site every day
to answer questions and to ensure that
to a healthy bull calf in the middle of the Erfurt elephant herd
on May 27th at 11:13 a.m. after a 638-day The birth of a young animal in a herd was new territory for elephant keeping in Erfurt
. The fact that the dynamics within the group have changed somewhat is also
due to the curiosity of the little pachyderm, who curiously
approaches all the elephants in the herd. He mostly travels with Chupa and his “aunt” Csami,
while Ayoka spends a lot of time with Safari, Erfurt’s lead cow.
4.7 tons on the scales
It will be some time before he can actively play with his big sister Ayoka
. Elephants weigh a good 100 kg when they are born, Aykoa, who will soon be four, is
a lot bigger and now weighs more than 1,000 kg.
She is also young and impetuous. Speaking of weight: The adult female elephants weigh between
3,000 and 3,500 kg and our bull elephant Kibo weighs an impressive 4.7 tons
. So far, Kibo has only gotten to know his youngest offspring through a gate
and has been very attentive and careful when he has given him his hands.
Source: Thuringian Zoopark Erfurt