The zookeepers will also dig up the dirt in the elephants exhibit to keep it soft.  The soft dirt feels good on the elephant’s feet.  The machine they use to dig is called a Bobcat.

Behind the elephant exhibit is an area where the elephants go at night or when the weather is too cold for them to stay outside.  It is called the barn.

Every morning inside the barn the elephants get a bath.  Elephants in the wild will take a bath everyday if they can find water.  To give Savannah and Juno a bath the zookeepers use a big brush and a lot of baby shampoo.
 

Elephant’s will throw dirt and mud on their back to protect their skin from the sun and insect bites.  Savannah and Juno’s bath time keeps their skin clean and healthy.

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