Slonie Tendi, who lives in the Kharkov Zoo, today is July 19, 20 years old.

Tendi was born in 1998 in the Odessa Zoo. Kharkiv zoologists handed it on October 7, 2000, reminds the press service of the City Council.

"When Tendi came to the zoo, her height was 1.5 m and her weight was 770 kg. Tandy was a playful character, but at first she was afraid of every rustle and tried to hide from the "danger" for the employees of the zoo who took care of her. Now, Tendi has grown to 2.2 meters and weighs about 3 tons. The character has also changed:

the elephant has become more calm, although sometimes it behaves like a little child, playing and showering with sand, or is capricious if something is not pleasant. Favorite entertainment Tandy - bathing from the hose, from food - bananas and beets, "- told the zoo.

In honor of the elephant's birthday in the zoo, the inscription "Tendi 20" was laid out and made a flower heart with watermelons, melons, bananas, beets, carrots and apples, which Tandy regaled.