Title: SLA - Dr. Bill Langbauer on everything elephant

" Welcome back. You may -- a story recently about a 48 year old elephant in Thailand named -- Hala. Who lost part of -- ten years ago to a land -- She has just become the second elephant in the world fitted with an artificial leg to help her walk. To learn more about her and all things elephant we're lucky today to have on doctor bill -- The man who really knows these creatures. He studied African elephants in the wild for many years and now as the director of the but would park zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts he oversees the care to. Charismatic Asian elephants welcome doctor bill -- We're gonna get back to your elephants are not met the other day it fell absolutely in love with. Who would make of this artificial -- do you think it's -- and a good idea an intriguing idea no I think it's a."

" Fantastic idea but the thing we're about the story which really got to me is that this elephant did fine for ten years without the web. So I think it it's a testament to her like influence and fortitude. That she does so well for so long with the original problem I actually think the limit is a really good way to get people all. To sort of drop people and elephant conservationist who disagreed with a shot of her anyway and that quote here. Yeah this group of women that that the one -- allows a third artificial limb but they've been tried on our. The first homes just revoked less sack full of wood shavings a -- I was in word out that while -- But but yeah I think I think it's great PR these these folks who were really good job people who do the prosthetics are -- as it is a fantastic organizations focused thesis foundation and they. To push further limbs forward for our people as."

" I let you get every human beings in Thailand obviously humans and elephants like -- stepping on these women exactly up. And a little about that too is you know that old common with common wisdom that. -- people don't like people also were never bet again and again and assure you find this too I find organizations to cheer about. Our species jagr -- about animals and goes back and back and forth and also I'm intrigued that when things I was reading mean there have been press the prosthetic. Appendages for dolphins and dolphin -- for kangaroo limbs for. Rumors really birds up and we're getting better and and better at them there we are."

" And I'm sure that that Mittal is doing better with the right now -- what because because they -- like some 1000 pounds or get along on. On three legs as this was probably not the easiest thing."

" You know doctor bill that was what really struck me -- all the animals who it seems to me would need all four legs up to get around that it would be an elephant did it shock you that you know we should do so well for so I guess not because I mean really when you work in the wild -- see animals who have obviously been alive for."

" For months if not years in another insult to injury we're -- sometimes horrific injuries and are still there are social animals can animals are tough."

" Where did you study in Africa eastern and African artists for years up seeks what you saw the second where we -- in Africa."

" Then it mostly in Southern Africa and South Africa and Namibia and Zimbabwe. You know vote those that we can."

" You know what I'm intrigued by eight because you work with both African and Asian elephants and I'm always curious about the difference between and we think a lot of us. Have learned how to tell the difference I'm looking at them Asians have smaller years maybe more pumped and that is exactly about whether personality differences there."

" They're very different if especially when you're in cup is women when they're on the human Karen go off. And tourism could if you go into an elephant barn even before you see the elephants you know whether they're African solutions. That's really intriguing of all applicants are like ADHD kids vote their -- Really full of nervous energy and it sort of put poison to the staff a little better a little bit. And -- and Asian office are like little -- smart and really come. This is a much more laid back feeling them and Asian elephant barn. But the bulk there haven't both animals are are incredible there's just you know like like different people that are just -- different."

" I wanna talk about your elephant a little bit and you're zoo every time I got the but -- parks through. I fall in love and it all over again I think if you're living in Bedford go to this -- and if you don't it's worth the trip. It's not like you have a million kinds of animals there but we do have there is fascinating -- beautiful zoo we're seeing some shots of you. And you can see it doctor bill but I can see you. With the girls and Malia and roof right and and he's been there a long time -- look at -- had to keep loaded with come in the 1980s I think maybe someone Ruth Ruth Ruth who showed up. And if so anyone who visits as you can see your girls who iPhone over the net you know it I promise of going home I'm gonna do some more stories on them could and -- Everything I -- presume it's a beautiful zoo it's a wonderful feeling -- ago. Here's my favorite part the garden burger in your cafeteria. In -- a link on the window and see. Cranes and -- Israel cranes and to see the deer in the it's amazing how few zoos. Allow you to -- have plunged and just watch. You know -- know if you're lucky you'll hear the sandhill cranes make noise and might recognize some noise this if you saw Jurassic Park the -- the -- wrapped her up. A central crank calls. Hillard everything today we need to go to make it very alleged chemical."