TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Zoo is welcoming three new Asian elephants from the Houston Zoo.
Shanti, 36, and her daughters, Joy, 9, and Kirby, 1, arrived on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The three elephants are together as they adjust to their new surroundings and begin building relationships with their keepers.
The zoo said that although they are not on exhibit yet, guests may occasionally catch a glimpse of them as they explore new spaces inside the Elephant Preserve Barn.
Meet Shanti
At 36, Shanti is the largest of the three new elephants. She can be identified by her large, heart-shaped head, strawberry-blonde hair around the openings of her ears and the pronounced heart-shaped tip of her trunk…