VIDEO: Whipsnade walk is just great for Scott

EMBARKING on a jumbo rite of passage, Scott the elephant took part in his first official walkabout at Whipsnade Zoo on Monday.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Mar 2012, 09:12 BST

Four-month-old Scott followed in the hefty footsteps of older siblings George and Donna as he joined the rest of the herd for the first time on their 2.5-mile daily trek around the zoo, taking in spectacular views of the Aylesbury Vale and Chiltern Downs.

While the other Asian elephants walk trunk-to-tail around the zoo, Scott is still learning to stay close to his mum Azizah. The walk included a short stop-off, where the gentle giants had the chance to graze and rest while young Scott had the chance to play.

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Assistant curator of elephants Lee Sambrook said: “Scott is doing really well, he’s very healthy.

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“He follows his mum around on the walk and tries to run at bamboo and sticks he sees along the way. He’s quite a character.”

Pint-sized pachyderm Scott was born at Whipsnade on October 18 after a mammoth 700-day pregnancy, weighing about 16 stone. Yet he was still the smallest elephant ever born at the zoo.