{"id":17532,"date":"2025-06-26T23:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17532\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T23:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:18:11","slug":"elderly-elephant-bullied-knocked-down-by-pachyderm-pal-rescued-by-ny-zoo-crews-with-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17532\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly elephant bullied, knocked down by pachyderm pal rescued by NY zoo crews with crane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s no spring elephant.<\/p>\n<p>An elderly elephant in upstate New York was knocked to the ground and bullied by one of its pen mates \u2014 with crews forced to use a crane to get the senior citizen out of harm\u2019s way, video showed.<\/p>\n<p>Snaps from video showed the elderly Genny being lifted by straps attached to a crane. Seneca Park Zoo<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whec.com\/top-news\/crews-at-seneca-park-zoo-use-crane-to-help-elephant-back-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Due to Genny\u2019s considerable age and her gargantuan weight, park officials were forced to take drastic measures \u2014 picking up the old girl with a crane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=14&amp;v=qHYG-6U7krY&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whec.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjg2NjY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video<\/a> showed Zoo officials slip broad yellow straps beneath 8,000-pound Genny as she helplessly wallowed on the muddy floor of her enclosure.<\/p>\n<p>Genny C, 47, was unable to get back on her own two feet after being knocked over<br \/>by an elephant pal while eating. Seneca Park Zoo<\/p>\n<p>The crane then powers-up and lifts Genny from under her front legs and belly, helping her get back on her own four feet.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Genny C is in stable condition and is being closely monitored by the zoo\u2019s veterinary teams, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Genny first arrived at Seneca Park Zoo in 1979 and is one of the oldest elephants currently in conservation care.<\/p>\n<p>Genny C arrived in Seneca Park Zoo in 1979 and is one of the oldest<br \/>elephants currently in conservation. Kat Kleinschmidt \/Seneca Park Zoo<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scary tumble, Genny is doing better than the endangered wild African elephants, who were seen on trail cams in Senegal for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/18\/science\/mysterious-endangered-ghost-elephant-seen-for-the-first-time-in-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first time in five years<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She\u2019s no spring elephant. 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