Sunday, May 24, 2009

Now those are titanic tootsies!


The Daily Mail reports on what it takes to trim an elephant's toenails.

[Boy the elephant's] beauty treatment at Kiev Zoo, in the Ukraine, was a truly jumbo task involving a saw, power grinders and quite a few pairs of hands.




The pedicure was done for Boy's benefit, as his nails had grown too long for comfort. It didn't look particularly pleasant, however, as the German vet and his assistants hacked away at his tippytoes, clippings flying off into the air.

Thankfully the 12,000lb Asian elephant, who is 39, had been heavily sedated for the procedure.


There's more at the link, including more pictures. Impressive!

Peter

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