We went to the Toledo Zoo for my birthday. Our favorite parts of this zoo trip were the elephants. We enjoyed watching the mama elephant with her baby and also enjoyed watching an elephant eat a whole watermelon! It was interesting to hear one of the zookeepers talk about the elephant eating the watermelon because the zoo rescued him from an abusive owner. Before arriving at the zoo the elephant was a part of a small thrown together circus and lived on a diet of skittles and donuts. He was also abused by his owner's wife with a pitchfork and arrived caked in feces. :-/ He is on a much better diet now, has gained a lot of weight and they have helped him develop muscles that he was never able to develop while living in a small cage.
Next I want to go to Binder Park Zoo to see the baby bear cubs!
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