Zoo Tours: The Elephant Trails | Smithsonian's National Zoo (2010)

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Episode 76
A trail that takes elephants on a private walk, the largest pedicure you’ll ever see, a female that’s been at the zoo since 1961, a nearly 13,000 pound bull, a calf that made scientific history, and an elephant that can play the HARMONICA! Eight years of planning, five years of constructing, and $56 million turned the outdated past into a modern example of pachyderm exhibitory. Despite that fact, remnants of history still remain, and we’ll be taking a photographic trip back to 1936 to get a dramatic perspective of the changes the zoo made to make this a suitable home for elephants. Showing all other zoos that you don’t need to throw out the old to make something new.
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@ZooTours 4 жыл бұрын

*Correction, despite several sources giving the National Zoo the title, the Dickerson Park Zoo was the first to succeed at breeding an Asian Elephant with AI*

@ArtistSince05 4 жыл бұрын

You should visit the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and the New York Aquarium.

@careyostrer6193 3 жыл бұрын

What a learning curve for the female elephant, impregnated forcefully without even knowing it, I hope they all cared for their babies and the other females took on their Aunty roles. How long do they generally stay with their mother and the other females /adopted family . Lastly what does the Smithsonian zoo do for Asian elephant conservation in their natural homeland?

@Elephant-Puppet 10 ай бұрын

@@ArtistSince05And Los Angles Zoo

@Elephant-Puppet 10 ай бұрын

⁠@@ArtistSince05He Visited The Bronx Zoo

@Nissanghmohanbabu 6 ай бұрын

Right now, Shanti and Ambika have passed away but there are still elephants at this zoo.

@juanakravitz3024 2 жыл бұрын

I live outside of DC and I have seen & been to the old old elephant house when they had the giraffes hippo rhino etc. when I was a kid now to see it’s renewed environment for the elephants is remarkable I love seeing the elephants now on their new home 🥰🐘🥰😊 I even remember the baby elephant Kandula I was sad to hear him leavin 😢 but I’m glad that he’s in a new home and I’m sure he’s doing very well.

@DCT-tt8ib 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve actually been to the old Elephant House back before it was renovated into its modern form. To call it “Outdated” is an understatement, the thing looked like a prison. Only the Giraffes had a somewhat decent exhibit, the rest were all incredibly bad. If you wanna know what happened to other animals in the Elephant House, most of the Giraffes and all of the Capybaras were all relocated to much better enclosures at the Baltimore Zoo between 2006 and 2009, one of the Giraffes was relocated to ZooTampa in 2006, one of the Pygmy Hippos died of poisoning in 2003 and the other was relocated to another zoo around 2008/2009, the Hippo was relocated the Milwaukee County Zoo in 2009, and the Rhino was relocated to another zoo and/or died long before my first visit, they’ve been gone for at least 2 decades. Also, fun fact: If you go down that trail around the eastern side of the Elephant House that loops down to the bird house and a lower viewing of the Elephant Yard, you can spot what appears to be a dried-up concrete pool that nature is beginning the overtake. This is actually the remains of the old hippo enclosure’s outdoor section’s pool.

@dlflin3492 Жыл бұрын

As a zookeeper in this area for nearly 23 years, only one piece of your information is correct. And I drove the capys to their new home which was not Baltimore. I visited our rhinos at their next home, the nile hippo at his, the giraffe at his.

@user-ll4jt5on9e Ай бұрын

@@dlflin3492 Where were the capys relocated?

@WorldwideWyatt 3 жыл бұрын

The National Zoo is a treasure.

@maggiecosgrove6935 4 жыл бұрын

It’s sad that the day after this video came out one of the females sadly was euthanized (or at least I think so) EDIT: now that’s two elephants euthanized this year. RIP shanthi, her music will play in our hearts forever.

@lc6896 4 жыл бұрын

You should visit Zoo Atlanta. Their elephant habitat is absolutely incredible since they expanded it in 2019. I also recommend Zoo Tampa. Their habitats aren’t as updated as other zoos, but they are a zoo with a lot of unique animals that is often overlooked.

@DCT-tt8ib 3 жыл бұрын

Zoo Atlanta has one of the best Reptile Houses in America, and ZooTampa has a really good Manatee enclosure.

@lc6896 3 жыл бұрын

DCT0473 I totally agree on that. I also love the Asia exhibit in Zoo Atlanta that mentions the welfare issues of the animals in Asia, like the wet markets, the pet trade, and the bear bile farms. And Zoo Tampa does a great job of explaining why some of the animals may pace around their enclosure or do repetitive behaviors. I think that just shows the level of care these zoos have not just for conservation, but for animal welfare worldwide.

@kariek 4 жыл бұрын

RIP, Ambika. She was 72 years old. ❤️😢

@user-wn6rv8rn5u 4 жыл бұрын

I visited last year and it was amazing!

@noahm398 4 жыл бұрын

Great tour. Trivia Answer: Dickerson Park Zoo

@the_gaming_hyena Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Does the zoo ever plan on getting giraffes or Pygmy hippos again?

@stacybearss2606 4 жыл бұрын

Great video can't wait for more

@codynabseth8637 4 жыл бұрын

Just to add to the elephants, the 3 females from Canada are Kamala, swarma, and Maharani or Rani for short. Miss those elephants terribly but glad to see they are in such a beautiful home now.

@occamy1669 3 жыл бұрын

hey i just wanted to say that you have been amazing for my builds in planet zoo, id love to show you them sometime since your videos have inspired them so much, i really appreciate your channel

@lesliechu8879 4 жыл бұрын

Kowabunga! And try visiting SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Sacramento Zoo, Oakland Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Aquarium Of The Pacific, San Francisco Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, & Santa Barbara Zoo sooner or later next time! Heaving Kentrosaurus!🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

@hyenapodcast6953 4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@steliosstanis2125 4 жыл бұрын

💕🐘💕

@thegeck5831 4 жыл бұрын

What’s the next D.C. vid? I really hope that you’ll be featuring the Cheetah Conservation Centre or Station (It’s confusing).

@DCT-tt8ib 3 жыл бұрын

Going by the Elephant complex’s location, he’ll likely do American Trail or the Ceetah Conservation Station next (He won’t do the Bird House for a while, it’s been under renovation for a few years and won’t be open until 2021),

@thegeck5831 3 жыл бұрын

DCT0473 I know about renovation. I also remember that if he does do Cheetah Conservation Station, he would probably point out what happened in 2013.

@thegeck5831 2 жыл бұрын

@@calvinmcmillen2729 keeper left a gate open, zebra bit him, and a gazelle was so stressed it accidentally killed itself.

@roytard12 Жыл бұрын

What is the music at 1:29?

@emanueltheodorus1056 4 жыл бұрын

Answer: Indianapolis Zoo?

@TheVirtualZoo 4 жыл бұрын

And also is spike bigger then hank because many places claim to have the biggest Asian elephant in the USA but Columbus’s Hank is so positively holding that title?

@emanueltheodorus1056 4 жыл бұрын

Any chance you're gonna do Congo Gorilla Forest in Bronx? And also, will you still post videos in the mid of the outbreak?

@Smaggledagle 4 жыл бұрын

See the newest community post to the answer of your latter question

@kevinmiller4457 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Zach do you know if they still have all the species and if they don’t will they ever get them back

@roytard12 Жыл бұрын

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@TheVirtualZoo 4 жыл бұрын

Rip😭

@gretchenhartley109 4 жыл бұрын

to who

@TheVirtualZoo 4 жыл бұрын

Gretchen Hartley Ambika

@gretchenhartley109 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheVirtualZoo noooooooooooooooooooooooo

@TheVirtualZoo 4 жыл бұрын

Gretchen Hartley what I don’t get the no? She was very old and to the zoo they said she was very special. It super sad

@kevinsu4102 4 жыл бұрын

Hi zoo tours Can you show the American trail at Smithsonian national zoo

@ZooTours 4 жыл бұрын

Started to film it, then all the batteries died.

@kevinsu4102 4 жыл бұрын

Can you film American trail again when your batteries are charged again?

@ZooTours 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinsu4102 Well, what I was referring to was in June, and I live 8 hours away.

@TheVirtualZoo 4 жыл бұрын

Innovated but do you still like Houston more?

@ZooTours 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, it's more lively with elephants of all ages, the keepers keep them busy throughout most of the day, both of their exhibits are large, and they emphasised swimming as part of their design. DC gets the upper hand on indoor space, but Houston's elephants stay out year around.

@luggigeisl4218 4 жыл бұрын

I just went to the Livestream and realized that I live in Europe and it's the middle of the night in America😂

@ZooTours 4 жыл бұрын

If you just went to it, it's currently midday and the webcam is currently showing their middle yard

@luggigeisl4218 4 жыл бұрын

Ah...ok. Actually I have no Idea of how late it is at the moment in America. I just thought that it was night, because the camera showed a completely black screen. So maybe the stream just wasn't working. By the way, I love your Videos, they are just so great and there is no KZfaq channel I know that does something like this.

@kevinsu4102 4 жыл бұрын

What is your next episode on zoo tours

@ZooTours 4 жыл бұрын

Will reveal 24 subscribers later

@gretchenhartley109 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Zach can you do Amazonia please I really want you to because it took you a year for Asia trail to continue to the elephants. Please do it because my friend loves Guinea pigs and I really love stingrays. Gabe H