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along with other elephant related topics.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Carson & Barnes Circus - Connie and Nellie

This news article dated April 3, 1980, documents the injuries sustained by female Asian elephants Connie and Nellie in a hay fire caused by a welding accident.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Dickerson Park Zoo - Oil Paintings

The following oil paintings were all made from photographs of the Dickerson Park Zoo's elephant breeding program in the 1990s. They decorate the walls of the administration building.

Friday, August 26, 2011

The Father's Photographs - Columbus Zoo

The following photographs were taken at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio in June 1995. Pictured below are the zoo's herd of Asian elephants at the time - 22 year old Connie, 24 year old bull Coco and 25 year old Bomba. Two African elephants also resided at the zoo separate from the Asians.

Photo 1, Bomba, Coco and Connie, Columbus Zoo, June 1995
Courtesy of M Easley

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Mindi Scott Collection - Columbus Zoo

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Pachyderm keeper Mindi Scott has been gracious enough to share some photographs in her collection of her current charges at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. The first group were taken very recently of three of the zoo's four member Asian elephant herd. Included are 38 year old female Connie, 24 year old female Phoebe and her 2 year old son Beco.

Columbus Zoo, April 2011
Courtesy of M Scott