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In Wuppertal Zoo, we watched a baby elephant with her mom having a shower and learned from the elephant keeper Vanessa Hagedorn more about the two and the elephant family in Wuppertal Zoo.
Kimana is the name of the charming little calf that is currently melting the hearts of zoo visitors. The caretaker, who has known the little one and many of the elephants in Wuppertal for a long time, sometimes since birth, explains why she is so special for Wuppertal Zoo.
The Green Zoo of Wuppertal houses its animals in free contact - this allows particularly close care of the animals, which has many advantages if the contact form is carried out according to the guidelines that are common in modern, accredited, and certified zoos. In the video, you can see how lovingly the caretakers treat the animals.
The form of husbandry is often wrongly attacked because the caregivers carry a guide with them, which is often called "elephant hook". But it is nothing other than a guide, similar to a leash of a dog. You can also see in the video how rarely this guide is ever used.
The showers you see in the video is a wellness program for the animals and you can see how both, Kimana and her mom Tika, clearly enjoy it. You can also see in the video the love and respect between humans and animals during the interaction.
Unlike the mom, Kimana is not yet trained for showering but plays with the water and the caretakers. So, she is introduced to the shower and washing routine in a playful way. The elephants are free to choose whether they want to be washed or not. However, they enjoy being close to the keepers.
It has been known for centuries that elephants enjoy being close to people who do them good. For example, in Asia people live in close contact with elephants and for as long as people in Europe stay in close contact with horses. Also, the African elephants clearly enjoy free contact with people.
This is only possible with a lot of love and respect that humans and animals have towards each other. But this passion for elephants does not end at the borders of the installation and even extends far beyond the borders of Wuppertal, Germany. Wuppertal Zoo is actively involved in the protection of elephants and combines actions ex situ and in situ to enable a future to this species in Africa.
In addition, Wuppertal Zoo is one of the most successful breeders of African elephants worldwide and thus makes an immense contribution to the conservation of the threatened species. For many years, breeding is constant, successful, and sustainable.
» here is a video about baby elephant Gus: • Elefanten-Baby GUS im ...
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