tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post4118453815642268124..comments2024-03-29T05:02:19.344-05:00Comments on Altered Book Lover: The new elephants at the Sedgwick County ZooBleubeard and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-53501728685054984702016-05-01T23:31:30.942-05:002016-05-01T23:31:30.942-05:00Great post Elizabeth! I did not know all the deta...Great post Elizabeth! I did not know all the details you shared here and I live here! LOL. So excited about this exhibit! One of my friends from the painting class I go to is painting a large mixed media elephant for Zoobilee and it's beautiful!<br /><br />Great photos!Lisa Graham https://www.blogger.com/profile/17908986924935514538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-65979053329912075192016-04-30T00:08:23.502-05:002016-04-30T00:08:23.502-05:00Of course you can borrow any photos you want! Hugs...Of course you can borrow any photos you want! Hugs, ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-91992910338155446082016-04-29T14:58:30.150-05:002016-04-29T14:58:30.150-05:00Wonderful pics of the elephants! Since they are he...Wonderful pics of the elephants! Since they are herd animals, it will be so much better for them...hope you are safe and the weather is calming down!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-8369990109036137952016-04-29T11:37:33.031-05:002016-04-29T11:37:33.031-05:00HELLO HELLO Elizabeth!!! I've missed you and y...HELLO HELLO Elizabeth!!! I've missed you and your blog so much! I'm still stuck with my computer issues but wanted to come by and wish you a belated HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I know it was last Friday and Earth Day, how could anyone forget the two :) <br />Hope it was a good day for you and am wishing you all the joy, love, peace into this new year for you!!<br />What a gorgeous zoo this is, I love elephants so it was so fun to see these pictures. How awful your weather was, so glad your ok and hope you stay safe!<br />We have crazy winter/spring/fall/summer weather going on here, each day is like a differnet season, sometimes I just have to laugh about it so I don't cry, lol. <br />Everyone is doing good, had a little scare with Sam but all is ok now. I see teacups everywhere and related things/words that remind me of you :) <br />Take care, love and hugs<br />Dawn dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763553809671436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-63974828282554113972016-04-29T04:03:35.075-05:002016-04-29T04:03:35.075-05:00This is my favorite post of all. I am a big elepha...This is my favorite post of all. I am a big elephant lover and conservationist for them. I can say proudly that I have helped with bills to protect these beautiful and lovely animals who are so dear to my heart. I am really happy the judge allowed elephants to be protected at the zoos. Yes, they were very well protected and loved were they where. Elephant poaching is on the rise again. We need to protect the numbers so these beautiful unique angels will never go extinct. I don't have soap boxes. :) I guess this is my one. As a Wichita zoo lover I know not only will they be protected but we should see babies soon too. I really love the pictures. Thank you so much for sharing. Now, I have a very big reason to come and visit Wichita. My family will be so mad I am coming to see elephants, lol. I started a blog. I am still working on it. I am very green about using blogspot. I will have my first post up next week so I won't be so much a stranger. I hope you are safe and your home didn't receive too much damage. AiyanaKalynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04674224745484466862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-54549798174236530942016-04-28T17:46:17.380-05:002016-04-28T17:46:17.380-05:00This sounds like a lovely place for the elephants....This sounds like a lovely place for the elephants. I'm so glad.<br />Sounds like you acclimate them the same way you do cats:)<br />Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed this.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-79741780056737864622016-04-28T17:29:17.940-05:002016-04-28T17:29:17.940-05:00Wow! That will be really great to see when it ope...Wow! That will be really great to see when it opens. Too bad they couldn't have kept together a natural family group. Sounds like it's a partial group, though. Really fascinating. I just hope the elephants are happy there. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-64683837992924729542016-04-28T13:14:19.016-05:002016-04-28T13:14:19.016-05:00It does look like a well run and beautiful zoo and...It does look like a well run and beautiful zoo and the efforts to allow a species to thrive is all good too. My only hope is that these animals are treated well and with the same respect any human would deserve.<br />I was not aware of all that harsh weather your area received. I do hope there wasn't to much damage and no lives lost. That must have been pretty disconcerting to say the least. Linda Kunsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00569703961551672145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-61468302828537418562016-04-28T09:18:31.336-05:002016-04-28T09:18:31.336-05:00Because Tennessee has an elephant sanctuary, I hav...Because Tennessee has an elephant sanctuary, I have very mixed feelings about elephants (especially males) in zoos.... That said, if they have to be in a zoo this exhibit space looks wonderful! The before and after pictures are striking!Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-1180673487572183572016-04-28T07:30:26.525-05:002016-04-28T07:30:26.525-05:00You caught me just before I leave. How cool. The o...You caught me just before I leave. How cool. The only bad thing I can think about good zoos (like this one and many others) is that they can end up with so little genetic variety that it doesn't make the species any more viable for survival in the long run. One disease they are all susceptible too and they are all gone. BUT I think that zoos have really made headway and having that information and I think they are working hard to move past all that. Anyhow I've got to run. I have a 2 hour drive ahead of me, both directions today. :)My name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-74269366757245891292016-04-28T07:24:36.533-05:002016-04-28T07:24:36.533-05:00Elephants are such amazing animals -- it hurts to ...Elephants are such amazing animals -- it hurts to see them destroyed because of their ivory. Your photos are wonderful and the exhibit looks terrific. It will be fun to see how it lays out over time -- successfully, I think!<br /><br />Oh, and on another note -- please don't ever think on our cork popper posts that we really KNOW anything about wine -- except what we like! None of us are "experts" -- just tasters who are beginning to articulate (often through humor) why we like what we like. And for all of us it is different! I so loved your comment and appreciated your visit to the Gypsy!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-45044958017375746162016-04-28T06:53:44.117-05:002016-04-28T06:53:44.117-05:00Did I miss if those elephants were from the same f...Did I miss if those elephants were from the same family? I wonder how easy their adjustment is? But, at least they won't be shot and killed just for their ivory and they will have a nice safe life. It looks like they will have a great big area to live in too. There is such a battle for space for these animals in Africa and with poaching, it is such a hard thing to say not to bring them to the zoos here. I think without zoos a lot of our world is going to be large mammal free in not so many years. There just isn't enough space for them and the big populations of people. Plus for some animals you get people like the Chinese (I'm not bashing them) but they want things like rhino horn for medicine, which is the same material as our fingernails, pushing animal life to extinction. Love your post today. I hope the elephants have a successful transition. I hope you are going to see them once the nex exhibit opens. Hugs-ErikaMy name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-73897729594276295802016-04-28T05:29:43.282-05:002016-04-28T05:29:43.282-05:00Conservation is a wonderful thing, to keep these a...Conservation is a wonderful thing, to keep these animals in safety for future generations. Love the photos, the elephants will have a good home.<br />Yvonne xxMeggymayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523023041456397683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-78351362711592154742016-04-28T04:11:18.109-05:002016-04-28T04:11:18.109-05:00Oh Elizabeth! Those elephants are going to have so...Oh Elizabeth! Those elephants are going to have so much fun in that pool! I hope that you are not sloshing around so much - hope you have plenty of supplies in! Do take care! Hugs, Chrisxpearshapedcraftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744515186281908192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-82491612194129372802016-04-28T03:20:38.593-05:002016-04-28T03:20:38.593-05:00Fantastic Impressions !
Thanks a lot for sharing ...Fantastic Impressions !<br /><br />Thanks a lot for sharing all this dear Elizabeth!<br />oxo Susifroebelsternchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501600240752195171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-22562430404253998202016-04-28T00:08:49.994-05:002016-04-28T00:08:49.994-05:00Great idea to bring the elephants to new quarters ...Great idea to bring the elephants to new quarters and help Swaziland at the same time. I know a lot of people are against such things, but the zoos these days are so good and treat their animals really well, and safe animal populations from dying out. Thanks for sharing the photos and info. I am sure you will visit them soon! By the way, the pigeons here are wood pigeons, not the town ones - they are much larger, and also not diseased. But just as greedy! Have a lovely day, hugs, ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.com