| Nugget Hotel has 0.2 Elephas maximus: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sex | Born | Origin | Arrival | From |
| Angel | F | 1982.12.30 | Captive born, Tampa, Florida | 1983 | Tampa |
Contactperson: HeadkeeperDon Bloomer (Fax: 1(800) 648-1177 ext. 3316.) gave 11th Nov 98this information about the elephants:
Bertha performs at the Nugget Casino shows each night. The public also can see the elephants at thier barn each day. Many school groups visit the elephant barn. The elephant staff will talk to them about our elephants as wel as elephants in the wild. There is no charge for tours. Bertha is a very gentle elephant and we are able to let children and adults touch her. Bertha is taken for a walk everyday. She will walk about 500 miles a year.
Angel was born in Tampa, FL. She was born to elephants owned by Roman Schmitt, son of Hugo Schmitt. Angel would not nurse when she was born so she had to be 100% hand raised. She came to the Nugget when she was about 9 months old. She was weaned at about 18 months of age. Her special milk cost over $1000 each month. She started performing at age 13 months. Our older elephant, Bertha, took very good care of Angel as a baby. Now Angel is getting very big, over 7000 pounds.
The elephants also go to events near the Reno/Sparks area. There is no city zoo in the area, so we welcome people to visit. On warm days we also show phytons and macaws.
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