Crate in the Elephant Yard

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Jul. 29, 2015

Visiting the Elephant Community Center, you may notice a new accessory in Kandula’s yard. It’s a crate. A 17-foot-long,...
Posted by Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Wednesday, July 29, 2015

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