Comments on: Bamboo’s Story http://www.freewpzelephants.com/2005/08/01/bamboos-story/ Out of the zoo - Into a sanctuary Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:34:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Joshua http://www.freewpzelephants.com/2005/08/01/bamboos-story/comment-page-1/#comment-6383 Joshua Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:42:44 +0000 http://freewpzelephants.com/2005/08/01/bamboos-story/#comment-6383 Is it true that Watoto and Bamboo do not get along? I thought they used to. I believe that no facilities should keep Asian and African elephants together. The African elephant can transmit its dormant form of the herpes virus to the Asian elephant, which will be infected with a fatal form of the virus. Calves are very vulnerable to the herpes virus. Hansa died of this virus, and I suspect that Watoto (I blame the staff, not Watoto) passed on the herpes virus. Is it true that Watoto and Bamboo do not get along? I thought they used to.

I believe that no facilities should keep Asian and African elephants together. The African elephant can transmit its dormant form of the herpes virus to the Asian elephant, which will be infected with a fatal form of the virus. Calves are very vulnerable to the herpes virus. Hansa died of this virus, and I suspect that Watoto (I blame the staff, not Watoto) passed on the herpes virus.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.freewpzelephants.com/2005/08/01/bamboos-story/comment-page-1/#comment-6374 Joshua Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:29:41 +0000 http://freewpzelephants.com/2005/08/01/bamboos-story/#comment-6374 I agree with what is written. I think it is disgraceful about what happened. The Zoo claims that Bamboo is naturally moody, aggressive, and the way she is. That's not true at all. It is because a new team of handlers came in the 80's and introduced harsh management methods. I think it is accurate to say that the only thing healthy about Bamboo is her weight, at around 9,000 pounds. I heard Bamboo no longer gets along with Watoto. Is it because Watoto has bullied her and Bamboo no longer tolerates this? Please reply back! Thanks. I agree with what is written. I think it is disgraceful about what happened. The Zoo claims that Bamboo is naturally moody, aggressive, and the way she is. That’s not true at all. It is because a new team of handlers came in the 80′s and introduced harsh management methods. I think it is accurate to say that the only thing healthy about Bamboo is her weight, at around 9,000 pounds.
I heard Bamboo no longer gets along with Watoto. Is it because Watoto has bullied her and Bamboo no longer tolerates this? Please reply back! Thanks.

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