African Elephant

Look on this beautiful elephant baby!

Always such a joy to watch pictures of the elephant herd on the 23 000 m2 savanna at Borås Zoo. Note that they share it with a number of species - giraffes, zebras, antelopes etc - and that this concept has worked well for some 40 years now!

I want to go here, if not only to see this and the cheetah/rhino exhibit!
It looks great

Please do, ashely-h!

I believe that you will find Sweden not only being a great country for zoos, but also that you - coming from the UK - will be met with a lot of hospitality. Most of us in Sweden are anglophiles and regard any visit from you Britons as very welcome, indeed!

I am sure that all ZooChat members will be welcomed in Scandinavia by all the zoo-enthusiats from here.

And Dan, I am really glad to have another Scandinavian and such active and interested poster as you here on the forum

Dan said:

...you - coming from the UK - will be met with a lot of hospitality. Most of us in Sweden are anglophiles and regard any visit from you Britons as very welcome, indeed!

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Does that apply to Americans too? And can we get by without speaking Swedish? (Sadly, my Swedish grandmother never taught me any of the language).

Arizona Docent said:

Does that apply to Americans too? And can we get by without speaking Swedish? (Sadly, my Swedish grandmother never taught me any of the language).

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You can speak english in any Scandinavian country and get by just fine. Many people in both Denmark, Norway and Sweden speak better english than Brits and Americans (you butcher your own language). Two handy tips for an American visiting Scandinavia:

1: Always approach people with: "Excuse me, do you speak english?" instead of asuming that we do so. It is just more polite.

2: Just say that you are Canadian! You will generally be met with more "goodwill"

this is a lovely shot