Elephant calves take a break

Elephant calves take a break

#Taronga Zoo Sydney

Posted on 12th October 2012 by Media Relations

Taronga’s Asian Elephant calves (L-R): male, Luk Chai, 3 y.o. and 1272kg, male Pathi Harn, two and half y.o and 1034kg , and female, Tukta, nearly 2 y.o  and 932kg take a break together. That’s a huge 3.2 tonnes of elephant calves on one log!They were photographed by Taronga ‘s Bobby-Jo Clow at the end of one of the daily Elephant Play sessions when keepers ask the calves to sit while the show equipment is put away.The trio are rewarded with a treat of pineapple plant tops, which we humans think are very rough and inedible but the elephants regard them as a tasty treat.This training is vital in the keepers’ relationship with the elephants as their management is based on trust and cooperation.