Columbus Zoo - Asian elephant paddock

July 2008. One of the biggest and best elephant enclosures in North America.

Do you know how big is the outdoor exhibit?

The indoor building is the largest in North America, and while I have no idea of the exact measurements of the outdoor paddock I can say that it's definitely one of the biggest and best on the continent.

The building is 40,000 square feet (one acre) and the North Yard is ~84,000 square feet (two acres). We also have a south side elephant yard that I think is about 15,000 square feet. While the south side yard is small we only use it for Bodhi, a four year bull.

How would you evaluate this exhibit today? I'd say it's slightly above average but not as good as the modern exhibits built in recent years

@GraysonDP I would absolutely agree with your statement.