Kashin the elephant lives at Auckland Zoo and today we got invited to perform at her 40th birthday party. Kashin looked very pretty and was painted in a traditional Thai style that symbolises a celebration.
After our show we were able to spend time with Kashin and Burma, we even got to feed them sultanas from our hands, which was really cool, their trunks felt like giant vacuum cleaners.
A huge big thank you to Zoo staff for letting us have the special visit!
About Kashin
She arrived at Auckland Zoo in 1972 on a jumbo jet aged four years
her name comes from an ASB naming competition ("cash-in") and she is the elephant on the ASB money boxes
Kashin weighs approximately 3.6 tonne
she loves food, people (especially her keepers), praise and attention
she's not such a big fan of exercise these days, but does love swimming in her pool
TV2 is screening ‘Kashin This Is Your Life' on Sunday 23 November at 7pm
Kashin the elephant lives at Auckland Zoo and today we got invited to perform at her 40th birthday party. Kashin looked very pretty and was painted in a traditional Thai style that symbolises a celebration. After our show we were able to spend time with Kashin and Burma, we even got to feed them sultanas from our hands, which was really cool, their trunks felt like giant vacuum cleaners.
A huge big thank you to Zoo staff for letting us have the special visit!
About Kashin
She arrived at Auckland Zoo in 1972 on a jumbo jet aged four years
her name comes from an ASB naming competition ("cash-in") and she is the elephant on the ASB money boxes
Kashin weighs approximately 3.6 tonne
she loves food, people (especially her keepers), praise and attention
she's not such a big fan of exercise these days, but does love swimming in her pool
TV2 is screening ‘Kashin This Is Your Life' on Sunday 23 November at 7pm
