Kandula, the Asian elephant, was born in Smithsonian's National Zoo. He will be 14 years old this November and it says that he weighs approximately 7200 pounds. On this week's field trip, we didn't have a chance to meet him in the zoo because they have been teaching him to stay in the container which they will use to move him to Oklahoma City Zoo this year. It's unusual for him to do it so he has been scared of it.
Male elephants usually become independent and separate from their group when they are mature. It said Kandula is mature now so that is the reason why the zoo will transfer him to another zoo with an environment for Asian elephants. They said it's good for him to have a chance to meet unfamiliar females which could be his partner in the future. Also, the National zoo wants to get an unrelated male elephant to replace Kandula that is able to breed with his aunt Maharani. The Smithsonian staff will go along on the trip and stay there as long as possible to help him settle down and get used to new things like new staff and facility. The zoo will announce when they will begin to do it and let people have a chance to say goodbye to their favorite animal.
Do you love elephants? Will you be there to say goodbye to him?
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