Baylor and Tupelo in the Pool
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Uploaded by houstonzoo on Mar 1, 2011
Now that spring is approaching and the temperatures are slowly rising, kids all over Houston are starting to think about swimming and playing outside. The baby elephants at the Houston Zoo are no exception. Recently, the keepers gave Baylor and Tupelo a big kiddie pool. Now that Baylor weighs more than 1100 pounds and Tupelo weighs more than 600 pounds, the small, inflatable pools do not last longer than 5 minutes without getting popped. The babies now get a family size pool which is 120 inches in length and holds both calves. It is a lot more durable. This size pool lasts for about 5 uses before it has to be replaced. Playing in the pool is a fun enrichment activity for the babies and the pool is given to them when the weather allows. Pool time is unannounced and unplanned. Guests who happen to be in the area around the elephant deck at the right time get to enjoy watching the calves splash around in the pool. For those guests who want to see a guaranteed elephant bath, the keepers do bath everyday at 10am with a keeper chat at the barn windows. Read more on our elephant blog: http://houstonzooblogs.org/elephant/
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Aww so cute!!! At 0:10 the other elephant was like "your hogging the freaking pool Jeff!!!" (((:
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@TheScientist0000000 Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Awww-3
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Kids are kids, no matter the species.
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Sooooooooooooooo funny when the baby elevant fell in the pool
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awwwwwwww so cute! i love how in the description it says they only last 5 uses before they need to be replaced lol
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I love how the adult elephants looked like they wanted to play too
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These are honestly some tough inflatable pools. The fall was epic. I believe that was an elephant cannonball.
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you have pet ELEPHANTS?!
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hehee :p
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0:21 - best part. Thumbs up if you agree.
ellieishere369 10 months ago 135
They're gonna be heart broken when they grow their tusks and pop their favorite pool.
TheScientist0000000 10 months ago 108