Ruby with new friends. She is back to back with Lulu. "Happiness!!"

photo by Jan Clark official photographer from PAWS (The Wildlife Refuge)

Ruby, 46 year old elephant used to live at the LA Zoo where she lived in "cramped quarters". (and before that Ruby was in the circus) Now she is living in a very large wildlife sanctuary run by PAWS, A wildlife sanctuary. Ruby even has her ownjacuzzi, the company of other African elephants, great staff as she also had at the LA Zoo, and lots of space to roam and play. The staff from the LA Zoo accompanied Ruby to her new living arrangement to help her make the adjustment. Ruby has already seemed to adjust to her new home and elephant friends.She has lost her long time female conpanion at the LA Zoo a few years ago so this is truly wonderful as she has a new friend now named Lulu who I am told is thrilled also to have Ruby. What a great story!

Sometimes I get the feeling people care more about animals than they do fellow humans. We should help all species survive including ourselves. Elephants and other animals do not kill for pleasure nor do they kill what they do not need for food. Humans engage in endless wars, involve themselves in sadistic relationships with other humans sometimes within their own families. We could learn from these elephants how to behave. Ruby never even met these elephants before and they are already getting along marvelously. True Ruby did not get along with the Asian elephants at the zoo in Tennesee as well; but, in any case, she did not kill any one of them nor did they kill her. So perhaps, I can only stretch this analogy so far. But still....

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Pic of Reggie by Desiree Wong (Lake Machado-Harbor City)

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Ruby the elephant arrives at new home (PAWS)

For latest pics go to http://sosha.users2.50megs.com/Ruby.html Photos by Jan Clark
and Ed Stewart Thanks Jan.

Ruby leaves barn on her first day at PAWS, her new home near Stockton California and is seen in pen. Soon she wil be released and will be able to wander in the large acreage of her new home which has lakes and plenty of tree branches and grasses to eat. Other African elephants are on the grounds and she has already been greeted by one standing nearby. I guess they are preparing Ruby gradually for entrance into her new environment. I am happy for Ruby, the 46 year old elephant who spent most of her life in the circus or confined in smaller spaces at the Los Angeles Zoo and for a short time at a Tennesee zoo. It does seem as though Ruby is fond of the keepers who took care of her in Los Angeles as they accompanied Ruby on her trip and will stay awhile to see her through the transition to her new place. I look forward to getting more pics of Ruby in her new digs. For more pics of the day Ruby moved go to
http://dailynews.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=270830

SRaphael

Reggie is seen again at Lake Machado (Aussies are coming)

"Reggie the alligator could be seen cruising around Machado Lake in Harbor City on Wednesday. (May 9, 2007) The team of the late Steve Irwin has been enlisted to try to capture Reggie in July." (Sean Hiller / Staff photographer, Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Blackbird in tree at Lake Machado

pics in Lake Machado/Habor City
by Sharon Raphael