Artie is a 40-calendar year-aged African Elephant receiving settled into his new home.
HOHENWALD, Tenn. — An African Elephant from the North Carolina Zoo was welcomed to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. as the sanctuary’s 1st lasting male resident on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Artie, quick for Aardvark, has been residing at the North Carolina Zoo considering the fact that 2007 and was only 15 decades old when he arrived.
Now, Artie is a 40-calendar year-aged elephant, coming in at 13,900 lbs and staggering 11 feet tall.
As he techniques center age, the North Carolina Zoo feels it can be time to get him a alter of surroundings to better meet up with his requirements.
The conclusion for Artie to transfer to The Elephant Sanctuary, provided their substantial habitat areas, exceptional husbandry facilities, and several African elephant people, offers Artie with the most effective possibilities for life span treatment and social properly-remaining as he ages,” Zoo CEO and Director Pat Simmons reported.
But just due to the fact it is what’s greatest, won’t indicate his two-legged buddies (also regarded as individuals) will not skip him.
NC Zoo staff describe Artie as “the most talkative of the elephants at the zoo – he chortles frequently, particularly for breakfast” and is considered as a favored between the zoo keepers and visitors.
Do not fret, though, Artie is already receiving the five-star treatment method at his new home at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.
When he arrived, he was greeted by the Sanctuary’s Vet Workforce and Treatment Staff with a great deal of h2o and all the fruit, vegetables and hay he could consume.
The Sancutary’s wellness treatment middle is comprised of a two-stall heated barn with 3.6 acres of habitat space so he has a great deal of space to check out.
He will stay in the wellness treatment center in excess of the coming weeks as he adjusts to the new setting.
The Elephant Sanctuary at this time constructing a new barn and more substantial habitat to provide Artie with extra social prospects and an prolonged all-natural landscape. The job is envisioned to be accomplished later on this year.
This plan has been in the operates for several months. And Artie is already undertaking amazing in his new home, according to the Sanctuary.
“Artie transitioned very easily into the new Elephant Well being Care Middle barn and has used the past couple of days checking out his new habitat, tossing mud, pushing trees, and conference his Care Team. We applaud all those who have helped Artie with this upcoming chapter of daily life,” Janice Zeitlin, CEO of The Sanctuary explained.
