Elderly elephant bullied, knocked down by pachyderm pal rescued by NY zoo crews with crane



She’s no spring elephant.

An elderly elephant in upstate New York was knocked to the ground and bullied by one of its pen mates — with crews forced to use a crane to get the senior citizen out of harm’s way, video showed.

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Snaps from video showed the elderly Genny being lifted by straps attached to a crane. Seneca Park Zoo

African elephant Genny C, 47, was rudely slammed to the ground by a fellow pachyderm while nibbling at the feeding station in her enclosure at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, WHEC reported.

Due to Genny’s considerable age and her gargantuan weight, park officials were forced to take drastic measures — picking up the old girl with a crane.

Video showed Zoo officials slip broad yellow straps beneath 8,000-pound Genny as she helplessly wallowed on the muddy floor of her enclosure.

Genny C, 47, was unable to get back on her own two feet after being knocked over
by an elephant pal while eating. Seneca Park Zoo

The crane then powers-up and lifts Genny from under her front legs and belly, helping her get back on her own four feet.

She blows out of her trunk in approval as she rises onto all-fours and park officials gave a round of applause as they complete the senior-saving operation.

Genny C is in stable condition and is being closely monitored by the zoo’s veterinary teams, according to the report.

Genny first arrived at Seneca Park Zoo in 1979 and is one of the oldest elephants currently in conservation care.

Genny C arrived in Seneca Park Zoo in 1979 and is one of the oldest
elephants currently in conservation. Kat Kleinschmidt /Seneca Park Zoo

Despite the scary tumble, Genny is doing better than the endangered wild African elephants, who were seen on trail cams in Senegal for the first time in five years earlier this month.


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