Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication

Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication — page 9
ELEPHANT TALK The keeper comes into the elephant barn to move Daisy to the smaller barred enclosure where the medical exam will take place He is speaking to her in a reassuring voice and she calms down a little She can smell apples in his pockets She snakes the tip of her trunk over his jacket feeling the outline of the fruit The vet comes in to the enclosure and greets Daisy and the keeper gives Daisy the command to lift up her foot She's been taught to do this so exams will be easier on everyone The vet determines that Daisy has an infected toenail on one of her front feet As the vet and the keeper discuss the treatment Daisy gets her food reward As she crunches the apple she flaps her cars in contentment The worst is over and it was not so bad ASIA TIBET CHINA BHUTAN NEPAL MYANMAR BURMA BANGLADESH INDIA PACIFIC OCEAN LAOS THAILAND VEINAM SRI LANKA CAMBODIA Sarawak MALAYSA Kalimantan INDIAN OCEAN Sumatre INDONESIA AREAS WHERE ASIAN ELEPHANTS LIVE