The second portion of my volunteering at the Maryland Zoo this past Sunday was spent at the African Water Hole with a large dried out and shellacked ball of Elephant dung. The point of Roving is to share some artifact from the zoo's collection and discuss aspects of ecology, animal welfare and/or conservation with the guests. The point is that the object is attention getting--and Elephant Poop sure is!
The zoo was no more well attended in the late afternoon than it was in the early afternoon, and so I had a lot of time to watch and admire the animals nearby. On one side is a habitat shared by our Southern White Rhinoceros, three Burchell's Plains Zebra and three Ostriches. Stubby, our Rhino was not out. On the other side is a habitat that is home to our little "herds" of Addra Gazelles, Lesser Kudus and a pair of Saddle-billed Storks. It is now too cold for the Storks, but three of the five gazelles were out and all three of the Lesser Kudu. It's always a joy to watch them all.
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