Mr. Phidippus
Malee the Baby Elephant
This is Malee, the first elephant to be born at the OKC Zoo. It was a lot of fun to watch her interact with her mom and aunt in the Zoo's impressive new Asian animals exhibit. Even though she already weighs over 300lbs, she looks so tiny compared to her mom.
In this photo she is eating her mom's dung. I've heard that baby elephants do this not only because it's easier to digest, but also because it helps them establish the bacteria necessary for digestion. However, I could definitely be wrong about why she was eating dung.
Malee the Baby Elephant
This is Malee, the first elephant to be born at the OKC Zoo. It was a lot of fun to watch her interact with her mom and aunt in the Zoo's impressive new Asian animals exhibit. Even though she already weighs over 300lbs, she looks so tiny compared to her mom.
In this photo she is eating her mom's dung. I've heard that baby elephants do this not only because it's easier to digest, but also because it helps them establish the bacteria necessary for digestion. However, I could definitely be wrong about why she was eating dung.