When was lily the elephant born

Changes in schedule will be posted as quickly as possible to the zoo's website. Visitors may also visit the site for updates, photos and videos. In an effort to accommodate everyone, the zoo will be admitting 30 people at a time into the viewing gallery for five minutes each. Visitors who wish to spend more time can get in line again. If the line gets really long, not everyone may be admitted. No flash photography is permitted in the gallery, and zoo officials have asked that guests remain quiet during their visit toavoid frightening Rose-Tu and Lily.

Zoo volunteers will be on hand to answerquestions about the elephants. Elephant Speak: A Devoted Keep Elephant Trails: A History of Elephant's Ancestors Elephantoms: Tracking the Elep Elephants Animals Attack! Hannibal : The Elephant-Riding Hansa: The True Story of an As Jumbo: This Being the True Sto Love, War, and Circuses: The A Notes on the Mode of Capture o Proboscidean and Paleoindian I Elephants are intelligent animals with strong personalities, and Lily was, by all accounts, vivacious.

Friday would have been her sixth birthday. And that was what she did, every day, until she got sick. According to Latimer, if the virus is caught early it has a roughly 40 percent mortality rate with treatment.

But once there are symptoms, the mortality rate goes up to 70 percent or higher. No one wants to take the risk of not administering the drugs. The Oregon Zoo has no plans to close the elephant exhibit, though that could change: They want the elephants to have access to all of their habitat.

Because the virus is so hard to treat and detect, the best way to stop it is to prevent it. Like most kids, keepers report, Lily likes to play — romping in the sand with big brother Samudra or splashing in the pool.

In June, the zoo broke ground on Elephant Lands, a project that will quadruple the animals' space and dramatically enhance their experiences and daily routines. The new habitat is scheduled to open in Learn more about the Oregon Zoo Foundation's Campaign for Elephants — which will fund education and conservation activities at the visionary new Elephant Lands habitat, opening in The Oregon Zoo is a service of Metro and is dedicated to its mission of inspiring the community to create a better future for wildlife.