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San Diego Zoo Elephant Explosion, You Herd It Here
Take three San Diego Zoo elephants, add four Wild Animal Park elephants, and what've you got? A herd of elephants that apparently needs a $45 million enclosure.
It's pricey but pretty cool. The new Elephant Odyssey at San Diego Zoo opens on May 23 and includes a 120,000-gallon pool in a 2.5-acre yard. Interesting for us but perhaps a bit embarrassing for the elephants, it'll also have a publicly visible vet facility so we can watch their check-ups.
The seven elephants Ranchipur, Mary, Cookie, Cha-Cha, Sumithi, Devi and Tembo might get confused by some of the eight life-size replica statues that will also be part of the Elephant Odyssey exhibit. They include a mammoth, giant sloth and a saber-toothed cat, all representative of the wildlife of southern California thousands of years ago. Just remember that while the concrete ones don't bite, the elephants might, especially if you laugh at them while the vet's doing any sensitive check-ups.
Related Stories:
· San Diego Zoo Elephant Odyssey [Official Site]
· San Diego Zoo Adding $45 Million Elephant Odyssey [LA Times]
· Where to Placate Our Future Animal Overlords [Jaunted]
· San Diego Travel Guide [Jaunted]
[Photo: San Diego Shooter]
