Here at the Endangered Ark Foundation

• Here at the foundation we produce 2 dump trucks of manure each day!
• Did you know that elephants sometimes sway in order to shift their weight…just like people do.
• Sometimes, Vaseline is put around the elephants eyes to help protect them from wind and dirt
• Our biggest elephant, Viola, weighs close to 8,000 pounds.
• Many of our elephants are named after members of the Miller family. For example, Jennie was named after D.R. Miller’s mother. Jennie’s ,other is Isla and her father’s name is Buk.

• Our elephants range in age from one year to sixty-five years!
• When the elephants are outside in the pens, the are kept in with electric fences. These are the same fences that are used on cattle, horses, and other animals.
• Each elephant gets his or her own manicure once a month or sooner if needed.
• They are bathed every day with a special elephant shampoo.

• Some believe that by the year 2030…the Asian Elephant could be extinct in the wild.
• A female elephant cycles every three months for three days. Blood has to be drawn every week to know exactly when the elephants come into cycle. An elephant is pregnant for 20 to 22 months.
• Baby elephants normally weigh between 150 and 275 pounds.
• When a male elephant is in "musth" (sexual peek) they become very aggressive.
• Our elephant breeding compound is 60 acres in size.
• The male portion of the facility can be totally hands off…with a series of gates and boxes. Food, also, is used to direct the animal’s movements.

• The height of a male pen is 14.5 feet and that of the female pen is 11.5 feet. There is an 18" gap between the vertical pipes. It is braced every 18 feet on the outside. The pipe is buried in cement that is two feet wide and three feet deep!
• The pen is designed so that there are not any 90 degree angles so a male cannot pen a female in the corner. After breeding, the female is then returned to her pen to make sure she remains safe.

"It is imperative that we continue to try and save these amazing animals…so future generations can experience and enjoy these magnificent creatures."