Zoo View Elephant Yards-Cincinnati Zoo

Thane Maynard talks about the different requirements to house a male elephant vs a female.

[@erinwalker711]

The Asian elephant is my favorite variety. I like their distinctive looks,such as their bumpy head and markings.

[@carolgershel7093]

wow Sabu is a really boy!

[@zucabrasil]

I love Cincinnati ZOO.

[@AEHelephant]

Yeah, elephants are pregnant for 22 months, so hoping for babies in "a couple of years" is about right. :) I adore those elephants!

[@ZooVisitorMM]

Fascinating!

[@soheiljerusalem]

OMG Baby elephants soon ! Aww!

[@33Keith33]

Looks like a first rate facility. Keep up the good work.

[@saruscrane4953]

How tall is Sabu?

[@killerzik]

Sweet!

[@SnappyPenguin566]

Good luck with Sabu and the breeding. An accident could be the worst thing in any zoo's history. (I hav a feeling you'll need it)

[@ericpogorzelski904]

i learn about must that a effects both male asian and african elephants also known as bulls and they get it to fight other male elephants to get the females

[@amandaterry9102]

Sabu and Jodi are Sumatran Elephants

[@elephantlover8365]

No they are not. Sabu and Jati are both from Malaysia making them Indian elephants.

[@sportsfisher9677]

@@elephantlover8365 Yes they are. Genetically they are the Sumatran subspecies. Schottzie and MaiThai and Mainland Elephant subspecies.

[@MylotheZooLovingScientist]

@2123456Chow How? Because he said "Asian"?

[@KrystyneY]

Is this Sabu the elephant who was transferred to Paws animal sanctuary a couple years ago, and died this past year? Poor boy...that enclosure was not enough room for him!

[@ShempHoward2]

Nope. That's not the Sabu you're talking about. This bull is named Sabu-Hit, and he's been with the Cincinnati Zoo for all these years, and I'm pretty sure he came from Dickerson Park. He and the female in the video had a son named Ganesh back in 1998, who was moved to Columbus and died there sometime around 2006. The Sabu you're talking about must have come from a circus near California.

[@alextepe4309]

Christine Y I assure you that sabu is alive and well.

[@sportsfisher9677]

@@ShempHoward2 Sabu is still alive and Dickerson park borrowed Sabu while his new yard was being built and he has been on breeding loans a few times at other zoos,

[@SnappyPenguin566]

Pregnant Elephant Already? Horray

[@chantalou604]

Not much of an enclosure to walk. No grass, no tree for shade. Not a very enriched environment for so intelligent a creature.

[@ginabell694]

none of those things are true

[@totally_not_an_asian1724]

There was grass, but elephants eat every single tree and plant, if in its habitat

[@2123456Chow]

a bit racist but oh well

[@sportsfisher9677]

What the hell are you talking about? No one brought that up except you. Only Elephants are being discussed.