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sl8

(17,147 posts)
5. Pretty sure that's the same zoo where an antelope was saved from drowning a few years ago:
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:29 PM
Jun 2025
Zoológico La Aurora, Guatemala

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https://www.fox13news.com/news/elephant-alerts-zoo-staff-to-drowning-antelope

Watch: Man saves drowning antelope after elephant alerts zoo staff
By FOX TV Digital Staff
Published May 12, 2022 10:26am EDT

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On edit:

Not 100% sure, but I think it's the same elephant, Trompita.

https://ticotimes.net/2024/02/18/celebrating-trompita-63-years-of-majesty-at-guatemalas-la-aurora-zoo

Celebrating Trompita: 63 Years of Majesty at Guatemala’s La Aurora Zoo

Tico Times
February 18, 2024

tblue37

(68,449 posts)
8. She was so distressed for the antelope. In the new video, she doesn't wait for the human.
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:46 PM
Jun 2025

That pool needs a low barrier to keep the antelope out without blocking Trompita from drinking.

tblue37

(68,449 posts)
11. I thought she grabbed its horn. (She also checked afterward in the 1st vid to make sure it was OK.)
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 08:00 PM
Jun 2025

rhiannon55

(2,796 posts)
9. Trompita is a wise 63 year old guardian
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:54 PM
Jun 2025

Of the gazelles and other small animals. She’s their grandmother. I love her.

Thank you for posting. Oh and hi Tina! We still haven’t met for coffee.

IronLionZion

(51,559 posts)
12. Zoo needs to put a ramp or something for gazelles to climb out
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 08:02 PM
Jun 2025

Good job elephant. But this is likely to keep happening to those gazelles.

calimary

(90,835 posts)
14. That is a good idea! A ramp to help the gazelles climb back up on dry land.
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 09:22 PM
Jun 2025

Why not? And it couldn't be THAT expensive, could it?

lastlib

(28,630 posts)
13. Give her a medal!
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 08:35 PM
Jun 2025

That was impressive! Quite a testament to the kind of animals elephants are. The Crime Minister would've walked away calling that gazelle a "loser".

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