Elephant Yard

Aerial view of the big elephant yards at the wild animal park 1/16/06.

Is it true that they are going to connect both yards to make one big yard once Elephant Odyssey opens.

Yes, that will be a part of the next big project at the Park.

In my opinion, this is the best place in the country to see African Elephants. A huge habitat with a herd of 11. The exhibit offers fantastic views. Overall a stellar elephant exhibit.

how many asian elephants does SDWAP have? and do the isolate their african bull normally?

No the African Bull is kept with the 11 other elephants. The Africans will soon have the Asian yard, and facilities to roam to, creating a 6-acre habitat.

looks very spacious for the elephants! thanks for sharing....

I agree with Black Rhino in that the San Diego WAP is probably the best place to see elephants in North America. Disney's Animal Kingdom has a massive 7.5 acre yard but one can only see the elephants for about 45 seconds or so on the Kilimanjaro Safari tour. Once the WAP combines the yards to make at least 6 acres the herd will be able to expand their travels and roam a large tract of land, and they have more elephants than the huge North Carolina Zoo.

ahaha, no wonder the animals in the film Madagascar dream of going to the San Diego zoo.