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Milestone Moments: Penzi Gains 100 Pounds
Hello, Penzi! Today, Penzi had a big milestone moment: She weighed in at 395 pounds, 100 pounds more than she weighed the day she was born! Elephant calves grow quickly and weight gain is one of the best indicators…
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Penzi Fun
Look at Penzi go! The elephant care team says Penzi’s energy level is off the charts, and she loves exploring her habitat at full speed. In this video, you can see her play with water, wallow in the mud, and…
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Relaxing With the Elephant Herd
Today we invite you to relax with a longer video and watch our elephant family just be elephants. The full herd decided to spend some time close together while baby Penzi was nursing.
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Elephant Sugar Cookie Recipe
Happy Mothers Day! This year, we wanted to celebrate African elephant Semba and her month-old calf, Penzi! Register for our free virtual Mothers Day brunch, and make Chef Stephanie’s elephant sugar cookies to show your mom (and her whole herd!)…
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Penzi at One Month
Babies often grow so fast, and one of the best indicators of health is weight gain. The African elephant calf Penzi, short for Mapenzi, has excelled in this category! She was born weighing 295 pounds — a rather large baby…
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What’s the Difference? African Elephants and Asian Elephants
What is the largest animal found on land? (Here’s a hint: It’s not a whale.) That’s right, it’s an ELEPHANT! Elephants can weigh more than 10,000 pounds, which is as much as a school bus! Reid Park Zoo is home…
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Mapenzi Playing in the Mud
Mapenzi, our newly-named African elephant calf, is on track to becoming an expert wallower! Wallowing in mud is lots of fun, but it’s also good for the herd. Mud baths are a great way to cool down, and they give…
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Community Chooses “Mapenzi” for Elephant Calf’s Name
It’s official: Reid Park Zoo’s 2.5-week old African elephant calf has a name! More than 17,000 votes were collected through a poll on the Arizona Daily Star’s website, ultimately choosing Mapenzi for the name of the new calf. Mapenzi means…
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Hello, Little Elephant!
The calf is now just over two weeks old and weighs 315 pounds. Some of the early skills she is developing include using her trunk to hold objects like sticks!
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Help Us Name the Elephant Calf!
Reid Park Zoo’s elephant calf is now a full week old and she needs a name! Reid Park Zoo and the Arizona Daily Star have partnered to ask the community to vote in a poll to pick the calf’s name!…
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