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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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
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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Featured Folk: Some of the people here can also be seen on other pages on this site.
- Spelman, Lucy appears on:
  - 2003_DC_FONZ_Tour_030428 DC -- FONZ Tour -- Special tour with Clinton Fields (and Lucy Spelman)
  - 2006_DC_Zoofari_060518 DC -- FONZ Zoofari (2006)
  - 2003_MD_FONZ_Event_031113 MD -- FONZ Event -- "Kandula" preview showing @ Discovery Headquarters
  - 2003_DC_JSS_030621 James Smithson Society weekend -- Zoo (gala dinner)
  - 2003_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_031015 DC -- FONZ Viewing -- Lions: New lions
  - 2004_DC_Zoofari_040520 DC -- FONZ Zoofari (2004)
  - 2002_DC_FONZ_AM_021018 DC -- FONZ Annual Meeting (2002)
  - 2004_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_040428 DC -- FONZ Event -- Breaking new ground for Asia Trail
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