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Front-End Loader Helps Zoo Elephant Get Off Ground
Zoo staff used a front-end loader to assist Ruth, an elephant unable to stand for over an hour, allowing her to walk again as the public observed.
- On Tuesday morning at the Milwaukee County Zoo, Ruth, a 43-year-old geriatric elephant, fell on her side and could not get up after tripping on a log following an aggressive push from another elephant.
- Ruth's advanced age, size, and arthritis contributed to her difficulty standing, prompting the zoo to enact an elephant down response with emergency crews and crane teams on standby.
- Zoo staff used a front-end loader with hay to gently push and entice Ruth, helping her stand after being down for more than an hour while veterinarians assessed and administered fluids.
- Executive director Amos Morris said, "Besides arthritis and joint pain, she's just an old girl," and veterinarians gave Ruth a good bill of health Tuesday afternoon.
- Ruth was safely guided back inside the indoor habitat, the public was allowed to return to the elephant area by approximately 12:40 p.m., and the zoo plans to keep monitoring her health and prepare for similar situations in the future.
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Front-end loader helps zoo elephant get off ground - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo needed some assistance Tuesday to get off the ground. Ruth, the zoo’s largest elephant, was unable to get up on her own. The zoo said Ruth tripped on a log in the outdoor habitat after a push from another elephant. The zoo called the Milwaukee Fire Department Heavy Urban Rescue Team and Dawes Rigging and Crane, who remained on standby. A front-end loader with hay provided a li…
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