Where and when the elephants are going to be transferred is being kept under wraps until they make it safely to their destination, but visitors still have a few more weeks to say their goodbyes.
“We were started because of Princess Alice the elephant. So there’s a deep history in Utah with elephants,” explained Heather Barnum, a spokesperson for Utah’s Hogle Zoo.
Whether the superstar elephants know it or not, they help educate visitors about the endangered species. On Saturday, the zoo hosted an"elephant farewell event" for bittersweet news; Christie and Zuri will be leaving their legacy behind them this fall to make new friends and hopefully expand their family at a different zoo.
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