Animal Stories
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Franklin Zoo property for sale by tender
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The Franklin Zoo Property is available for sale by tender closing 1 April 2025
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Mila’s move to be with other elephants
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Click Here to see a 14 minute video clip showing Mila’s move to her new family
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Mila, Mary, and Shaba… a herd of 3. By Erin Ivory
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Mila and Mary’s relationship has grown and they still enjoy playing and hanging out together. Mary and Mila spend their nights together and their sleeping arrangements have moved over time to be closer and closer to each other. When the keepers arrived in the morning, they would [...]
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Franklin Zoo property for sale by tender
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Animal Stories Archive
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Franklin Zoo property for sale by tender
Posted on February 23, 2026 | No CommentsThe Franklin Zoo Property is available for sale by tender closing 1 April 2025 Click here to see information, video footage and photos of property Franklin Zoo property outline -
Mila’s move to be with other elephants
Posted on September 15, 2025 | No CommentsClick Here to see a 14 minute video clip showing Mila’s move to her new family Mila and Mary play trunks over -
Mila, Mary, and Shaba… a herd of 3. By Erin Ivory
Posted on March 25, 2025 | No CommentsShaba (L) Mary (M) Mila (R) Shaba (L) Mila (R) Mila and Mary’s relationship has grown and they still enjoy playing and hanging out together. Mary and Mila spend their nights together and their sleeping arrangements have moved over time to be closer and closer to each other. When the keepers arrived in the morning, they would [...] -
Pachyderms at Play: Mila and Mary’s relationship grows
Posted on February 21, 2026 | No CommentsMary & Mila eat first – by Erin Ivory (Elephant Project Manager for Mila) ..and what happens on day two was amazing!!! Click here to watch the video of Mila and Mary meeting Mary & Mila side by side Mary loves a back scratch The first day Mila and Mary were introduced we were amazed at how calm Mila was. She [...] -
Mila meets her second elephant, shy Shaba
Posted on February 18, 2026 | No CommentsMila meets Shaba… another African elephant – by Erin Ivory (elephant Project Manager for Mila) Click here to view a video of Mila and Shaba The relationship between Mila and the herd Matriarch Mary is still going very well. It is time to meet a new elephant. Shaba was chosen because she and Mary have a [...] -
Mila meets her first elephant in 37 years
Posted on February 18, 2026 | 1 CommentMila’s meets her first elephant in thirty seven years – by Erin Ivory (elephant Project Manager for Mila) Click here to see a video of Mila and Mary Mila has not had a conventional upbringing to say the least. She wasn’t brought up by other elephants, in fact, it has been almost four decades since she [...] -
Mila out and about
Posted on January 28, 2026 | No CommentsThis week has been very exciting… Mila is out of quarantine and exploring her new home! Over the last few days Mila has been learning her environment which is an important step before she meets the other elephants. Some elephants take awhile to get comfortable in new surroundings, but not Mila! She explored every inch [...] -
Mila out of quarantine getting to know her new home
Posted on January 21, 2026 | No CommentsMila has been cleared of TB and is fit and well and is now out of quarantine getting to know her new surroundings at San Diego Zoo. She has shown herself to be very courageous and her first steps out of quarantine into her new yards have been fantastic supported by her San Diego Zoo [...] -
Mila in quarantine at San Diego Zoo
Posted on December 25, 2025 | No CommentsMila is doing really well in quarantine at San Diego Zoo having recently had her health exam and was a rock star through it all thanks to the great San Diego Zoo team of elephant keepers and vets. A very happy Christmas to everyone and Mila thanks you all for helping her move to a [...] -
Mila, a new home at San Diego Zoo
Posted on November 19, 2025 | No Comments‘Mila’, our 41 year old ex-circus African elephant, has just been successfully transferred to the San Diego Zoo. It was a massive undertaking that was only made possible by the cooperation of a large number of people. We offer our heartfelt thanks to all of them. Mila in her crate being loaded Mila in quarantine Mila can hear, [...]