- Padfoot the Painting Ocelot
- Unique jaguar makes public debut
- Jaguar gets new smile thanks to Valley team
- Rhinoceros Hornbill Chick
- New Jaguar on Exhibit!
- Zoo Babies! Black Footed Ferrets
- Positive Effects for Andean Bears
- Learn More About Phoenix Zoo Animals
- Budgett's Frog
- Poison Dart Frogs
- Siamang
- Patagonian Cavy
- All About the Desert Tortoise
- The Turkey Vulture
- Meet the Phoenix Zoo Meerkat Family
- The American Bald Eagle, Our Nation's Symbol
- Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Facts
- Facts About the Common Raven
- Undulated and Laced Moray Eels and the Coral Reef
- Giant Vietnamese Centipede
- The Phoenix Zoo's Asian Elephants
- When It Comes to Bird Beaks, Size Does Matter
- Wild Dogs
- My Arts Community
Meet Our Asian Elephants
The Story Behind Our Elephants
Three female Asian elephants, Indu, Reba, and Sheena make up the Phoenix Zoo's Elephant Sanctuary. The Sanctuary was created in effort to provide a home for challenging animals so they learn and live together peacefully and become members of a true herd. Before making their home at the Phoenix Zoo these elephants have been labeled as "problem animals" at other institutions because of their temperament and unwillingness to get along with other elephants. Through the Elephant Sanctuary's program, these elephants have been able restore their dignity of being elephants, and have been allowed to simply do the everyday tasks elephants do as naturally as possible.Meet Our Asian Elephants
| Indu Indu was born in Thailand in 1965 and was brought to the United States at a very early age. She came to the Phoenix Zoo in 1998. Indu is a very dominant and outgoing elephant that definitely knows what she wants. She often demands attention by vocalizing or banging on things with her trunk when keepers are near. She loves to eat, with bananas and melons being some of her favorite treats. Indu can be identified by the large amount of pink coloration on her ears. |
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| Reba Reba was born in Asia in 1970 and was brought to the United States as an infant. She came to the Phoenix Zoo in 1999. Reba is also a very dominant elephant. She is incredibly intelligent; for keepers can tell she's contemplating things by just looking into her eyes. Reba has a serious history of aggression but this tendency has decreased in the past few years. Her keepers must still be incredibly cautious around her but it is obvious that her trust levels are increasing. Reba is a very playful elephant who loves the water; she can often be seen splashing in the pool on exhibit. Reba can be identified by the large amount of pink around her eyes. |
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| Sheena Sheena was born in India in 1971 and was also brought to the United States as an infant. She came to the Phoenix Zoo in 2000. Sheena is a fairly submissive elephant. She sometimes needs to be encouraged to go on exhibit with corn, her favorite treat. Sheena is not a very vocal elephant but often rumbles when keepers pay her special attention. Sheena is known as the shy but clever one, often figuring out new puzzle feeders before the other elephants. Sheena is very hairy which makes her easily identifiable from the other elephants. |
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