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Luke said:
Do they really eat peanuts?

Contrary to popular belief, some of the elephants at BG don't like peanuts.

Many of the girls, Tina & Karnaudi in particular, love their big frozen "Bucket Popsicles"! The keepers mix water, molasses, fruit puree and fresh fruit chunks making a BIG elephant sized popsicle, perfect for those hot Florida days.

Other elephants prefer shrubbery including palm & eucalyptus leaves and the standard hay, which is the majority of their diets.


Nicole said:
We fed them Skittles.

That's a great picture, Nicole!

Not sure if you've noticed, but the keepers occasionally will dust sports drink powder (Blue Raspberry PowerAde To Be Exact) over the rockwork ledge on the habitat facing the guests. The elephants totally LOVE it! They all walk by and take a sniff, with blue powdery trunks being the result. :p
 
When we did the elephant experience for 6 people we fed the elephants from behind a protective grid and passed snacks like apples, grapes and sweet potatoes through an opening to the elephant. Our elephant kept testing and tossing aside the sweet potatoes cause she didn't like them. The other elephant would pick up her left overs. We also got to set the habitat up to stimulate and entertain the elephants setting up palm leafs, lettuce, hay, branches and 2 cantaloupes. We put one cantaloupe into a tire and another on a tall stick. some pics from that experience below.
 

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Zimmy said:
Meh,
1 elephant > all shrubs put together.

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Do you like oxygen in your lungs mister? If so, I suggest you be quiet.
 
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Tony mentioned Karnaudi's unusual behavior in his OP. When I was speaking with one of the BGT keepers today at the DC Travel & Adventure Show, I asked her about it. She said that Karnaudi is challenging the matriarch to become the new alpha female of the herd.

We also talked a bit about Spike. Apparently he and Karnaudi have been touching trunks through the barriers in their barn. I really hope that relationship continues to develop!
 
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