Recently, the video of "Taiyuan Zoo Elephant Suspected of Depression" attracted heated discussion on social platforms.
In the video, an elephant is leaning against the wall, shaking his head and shaking his nose, his buttocks are still rubbing the wall.
Netizens reported that they have seen the same behavior several times in Taiyuan Zoo.
On February 25, staff from Taiyuan Zoo stated that the Asian elephant's constant shaking of its head was a stereotype, not depression.
The elephant is named "Dongdong", 26 years old, male.
According to reports, the elephant shakes his head only when excited or bored, and stereotyped behavior is inevitable in captivity.
The garden will further increase "environmental enrichment" and "food enrichment" to minimize its stereotyped behavior.
(Wang Huilin, Gao Yuqing)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]