Saving the Elephant "Ziggy", a male Asian elephant Saving Ziggytheelephant (1) 19, a male Asian elephant locked in a zoo interior for 29 years

Saving Ziggy the Elephant, a male Asian elephant locked in a zoo room for 29 years

(1) In 1938, George Lewis, a veterinarian at Brookfield Zoo in the United States, wiped his ivory with a cloth (pay attention to the elephant hook on the ground);

(2) On July 31, 1938, the enraged "Ziggy" attacked the trainer George Lewis, chasing him into a trench;

(3) On April 26, 1941, "Ziggy" attacked George Lewis again, and from then on, the elephant was chained indoors for 29 years;

(4) On September 1, 1966, the Asian elephant "Ziggy" was chained; In 1969, journalist Michael Sneed wrote an appeal on behalf of "Ziggy," which drew a community response.

(5) On September 23, 1970, the elephant "Ziggy" was allowed to walk outdoors for the first time in nearly 30 years;

(6) - (7) August 28, 1971, after being locked to the wall for 30 years – except for a few outings – "Ziggy" gained freedom to enter and exit and enter the new exhibition area of the zoo;

(8) On July 4, 1973, people came to see the 56-year-old elephant "Ziggy;

(9)-(11) From March 23 to 24, 1975, the zoo urgently transported gravel to build a slope to allow "Ziggy" who had fallen into the trench to climb out, and finally succeeded.