BGuthrie Photos: DC -- FONZ Viewing -- Elephants: Unveiling Kandula's new yard

DC -- FONZ Viewing -- Elephants: Unveiling Kandula's new yard:

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Description of Pictures: Kandula, the Zoo's new baby male elephant, was two years old. Knowing that he would become too big and strong for the existing enclosure, the Zoo had created a "special male-elephant-proof yard" which was designed to hold him until the even-more-resistant new Asia Trail could be built in a few years. Shown in these pictures is the official opening of the new yard of 031125. We watched as Kandula and his mother Shanti were led into the yard. Kandula crushed a pumpkin to help him get used to the yard and then he came out for play and exploration. It was a freakishly cold morning but luckily it wasn't cold enough to keep the elephants indoors.

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1. FONZVW_031125_015.JPG: On the left is Dr. Lucy Spelman, who has the thankless job of heading the National Zoo in the face of pretty much continual Washington Post attacks.
2. FONZVW_031125_070.JPG: Tony Barthel, assistant curator for large animals at the Zoo, is in charge of the elephant house.
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