The Arrival of Prince 

Ringling Bros. Circus CRUELTY, FRAUD, & HUMAN DEADLY TUBERCULOSIS The only time Prince was chained was when keepers had to be in the enclosure with him.

Thank you--- I luv these video of how thy are in a better home and people really care.

The dust and mud are used by the elephants as protection for their skin. From the sun and insects mostly.

You're correct about why they cover themselves in mud and dirt. They also have big blood vessels in their ears and they pump blood through them and flap their ears to cool themselves.

Soaking in water, and rolling in mud wallows along with dust bathing is vital for heat regulation as well as pest insect control for an elephant's skin. Also it relieves itches, and helps prevent sun exposure. Plus it feels good! Ever wonder why an elephant's skin is so wrinkled? It is wrinkled to retain moisture in the wrinkles longer than it would stay in a smooth skin. Mud and dust on a wet skin also gets caught in the wrinkles and is longer lasting at keeping the elephant cool plus it helps prrevent insects and ticks (arachnids) from getting a bite into the tender skin when there is a layer of durt or mud or dust between the skin and the bitey parts. The wrinkles also provide better purchase for tick birds who crawl all over elephants, and other animals, to remove ticks and insects that burrow into the skin and drink the elephants blood. Parasites such as ticks and insects are tasty meals for tick birds.

Pup314 Good information. Do you work at a zoo?

I believe it dissuades flies from pestering them and just feels good

Jean Taylor - Jean - Prince never performed whatsoever ? To my knowledge he was trained and handled in FC at Williston for years up until the trainer was no longer there and both Prince and Sabu where cared for by handlers more or less and converted to PC..... He was castrated correct ? Any information would be fantastic ! Thanks In Advance .... ❤️ 🐘

Prince was with Ringling Bros? Those monsters would never allow an Elephant to Leave due to their elephants being held hostage at the Breeding Farm Prison in Polk City Florida

He wasn’t housed in Polk but in Wiliston.... as for being housed by monsters, I certainly did not feel that was the case. Both Prince and Sabu where housed there and altho once there trainer was no longer there, and their caregivers where switched to barn hands, and they both certainly gained weight after that due to lack of exercise, they both where definitely cared for, and a hard life, I definitely beg to disagree..... as for RB never allowing to give up any elephants to other facilities- that is again far from the truth since if you ever looked at their elephants - you will find them located coast to coast...

As we grow older, we all will have trouble with something..... but in the meantime, she's working hard rescuing zoo and circus animals from their squalid existences and making sure their new habitat functions to it's best.

@@sparra3819 she's still with us?

@@soniadowney7427 Oh, no, I believe she's not. I guess I meant at the time of the video.