At the Fort Worth Zoo, a cute young elephant was photographed spending the day playing with bubbles in his habitat.
The Fort Worth Zoo posted the touching video of Brazos, a baby elephant who is approximately 10 months old, playing with foam on Friday.
The fourth Asian elephant to be born at the zoo since 1986, Brazos, was born on October 21.
When a wave of bubbles approached him, he was seen opening his lips and waving his trunk before quickly chasing them away.
He was even once observed trying to swallow bubbles coming toward him with his lips open in front of a bubble machine.
The Fort Worth Zoo has played a leading role in the conservation of the species ever since it first established its elephant breeding program in 1986. The zoo, which advertises that it is “the world’s greatest,” has already received the honor of being named USA Today’s No. 1 Zoo in America in 2020.
According to Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Texas Christian University Victoria Bennett, “conservation is a set of management plans, opportunities, and strategies that are put in place to reduce pressures on species that are fragile.”
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Zoos are crucial for conservation because they preserve biodiversity and act as a source of genetic diversity.
Four male elephants and four female elephants make up the Zoo’s eight-elephant population, which received a new habitat in April. Elephant Springs is a place with a lot of open space, various terrain for exploring, and a brand-new waterhole for swimming and drinking.
The initiative received $32 million in funding as the Zoo upholds its dedication to being a pioneer in elephant conservation.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service first identified Asian elephants as an endangered species in 1976, and the population has decreased by about 50% over the past 75 years, according to National Geographic.
Only 20,000–40,000 Asian elephants are believed to be in free-roaming conditions worldwide. Loss of habitat, splits in the population and degradation pose the biggest threats to the species. Because female Asian elephants lack ivory tusks, hunters target male elephants specifically for their tusks.
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