London: Here's what happened when Queen Elizabeth II met Elizabeth the elephant. The British monarch was visiting an elephant reserve in England when she came face to face with the herd's youngest member. The ten-month-old calf was named after her because she was born one day before Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday. The calf and her mother Karishma are among the nine Asian elephants that will live at the custom-designed Centre for Elephant Care at Whipsnade Zoo, run by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The queen is a patron of ZSL, which carries out animal conservation work around the world.
Queen Elizabeth was "absolutely delighted" to discover that Elizabeth the elephant was named in her honour, said ZSL's Director Professor David Field.
The queen, accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, even fed bananas to one of the elephants - a rather greedy Donna.
Assistant curator of elephants at Whipsnade Lee Sambrook said the queen was especially interested to hear about the round-the-clock care the elephants receive.
Asian elephants are considered endangered due to habitat loss, poaching and conflict with humans.
Queen Elizabeth was "absolutely delighted" to discover that Elizabeth the elephant was named in her honour, said ZSL's Director Professor David Field.
The queen, accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, even fed bananas to one of the elephants - a rather greedy Donna.
Her Majesty and The Duke get the chance to hand feed one of the elephants a delicious banana. pic.twitter.com/7dxqpZt8VV
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 11, 2017
Following a private tour of the Centre for Elephant Care, HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh fed our Donna: https://t.co/qwyNxF7tOUpic.twitter.com/mMIffQ591Q
— ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (@ZSLWhipsnadeZoo) April 11, 2017
Assistant curator of elephants at Whipsnade Lee Sambrook said the queen was especially interested to hear about the round-the-clock care the elephants receive.
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Asian elephants are considered endangered due to habitat loss, poaching and conflict with humans.
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