Melbourne Zoo elephant, Mek Kapah, plays a crucial role in combating the deadly EEHV virus, donating blood for testing and storage to help save other elephants. The zoo has implemented stringent health protocols to monitor and manage the virus, including weekly blood draws to detect any increase in viral load.
A giant grey foot daintily rests on the edge of an enclosure as a zookeeper scrubs round toenails clean.And the herd's matriarch, Mek Kapah, offers up an ear to be swabbed for perhaps the most crucial part of a weekly health ritual at Melbourne Zoo .
Lucy Truelson is the project officer for elephants at Zoos Victoria and said elephants had been a near-constant presence in Melbourne"It is quite significant that that they are leaving the space they've always been in at Melbourne, and people come to Melbourne to see them," she said.
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