The Monterey Zoo only just became a Zoo just before covid struck. The animals of the Zoo were film/TV animals. Tours were given but with Hollywood being so far and the introduction of CGI the animals were no longer needed so they turned the property into a functional zoo.
Thanks for the explanation. Until recently, I lived in the area for 45 years and this was the first time that I have heard of Vision Quest referred to as the Monterey Zoo. It's fun to watch you with the animals. I'm glad that you two enjoyed your visit to Monterey County. Jeff could probably spend the rest of his life just doing stories about it's history.
TOO COOL ! Sarah in her happy place was worth the price of admission like you said she is as passionate about Animals as you are of a good grave yard thank you both
Wow what fun !!!! You are so lucky. I don't know anyother zoos that do that. I am jealous Sarah. Great film and fun as always. I am in MI. See you next week.
I've driven highway 152 many times between Fresno and Monterey and I never knew there was a zoo in Monterey. I always stopped at Casa De Fruta to stock up on fruits, veggies and snacks. I always loved that drive. When Sarah was feeding the elephant the carrots I wanted to hear it say, "Eaaaaaaaaa........ what's up Doc!" Looks like she had fun.
Not always a zoo. Got started by keeping animals for the film industry. (Wild Things Animal Rentals, Inc.) About 5 years ago started to change over to a zoo due to computer graphic getting so good. Got their zoo accreditation in June 2020.
This is an amazing video! Love the interaction with the elephant. So nice that the zoo workers brought the other two animals to your cabin. Wonderful to see these animals living where they are well taken care of.
Jeff this video was very good. I like the fact that Sarah war the star of this one, you should include her a lot more . this is a departure from your regular video's. BUT it's awesome THANK YOU Frank from montana...
Amazing video! Sarah your adorable- I’m a huge animal lover also 🐾 and you were able to feed the elephant being that close. So awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Sarah looked very happy and excited to see the elephant up close. When I was 6 year of my dad took me to the Portland Zoo to see baby Packy. He died in 2007 i think.
It was a joy seeing how much fun Sarah had during this trip. I like animals too, but love the history videos. It was great seeing her enjoy a special interaction with the animals.
The Monterey Zoo only just became a Zoo just before covid struck. The animals of the Zoo were film/TV animals. Tours were given but with Hollywood being so far and the introduction of CGI the animals were no longer needed so they turned the property into a functional zoo.
Sara is so excited in this vid, love it!! Keep doing your vids please, i learn more about history here than i did in high-school lol, thank you for all you do.
Can I give a 2 thumbs up? I really appreciate Sara’s love for animals! I really love elephants too and I sometimes think they are safer in captivity then in the wild as I have seen videos of their predators and I can’t watch as they fight to stay alive! I also don’t like when man kills them for the ivory and I stay away from anything that is real ivory.. and of course thanks for the history lesson on the elephants as I don’t think many people have any clue how they got here.
Hey Jeff great video glad Sara got to see some animals up close tell Sara she does a good job singing and makes cute animal sounds you and Sara are awesome randy from Kentucky God bless.
It's good to see that you made a video for Sarah. You were her sidekick this time. Of course, you had to add the gratuitous history segments, but we can certainly forgive you for that. It is, after all, "History Hunters"...sounds wayyy better than "Elephant Hunters." Thanks for taking all of us along on this journey with the both of you.
How cute was the encounter between that little girl and the white tiger. I didn't know that the white tiger can not be found in the wild. Thank you for that interesting bit of trivia. I wish I had been with you to feed and scrub the elephants. The cabin you guys stayed in was cool. I never heard of a patagonia mara. Butch really likes his carrots! 🥕Thank you for a great experience! 💕🙂
I love that there are sanctuaries for animals where they are cared for and loved. We've been to the one in Folsom and a wolf sanctuary in Washington state. This looks like a lot of fun. My young son would love going here. I've never heard of it and only live a couple hours away. I'll have to look into going sometime. Sarah is so cute. I love her love and excitement for animals. Thanks for sharing this video.
That was really fun to watch. And what nice weather you got! That Mara was pretty weird. Never seen one of those before. That cabin/tent looks really cool too. Would’ve loved to have seen inside. 😊👍
I’m glad that you enjoyed it, Steve! It was a fun experience as have been all of our experiences with animals that Sara arranges. I should’ve shot some video on the inside of the cabin. Sara took two pictures of the inside but I am in both of them and I didn’t like how I looked so I didn’t include them. LOL oh. We had excellent weather on that trip. However the next morning it was overcast for a while. I guess that’s the kind of weather that you get on the coast.
@@jbenziggy it must’ve been the next morning when you went to the Monterey cemetery. I remember how overcast and gray and ugly it was. I always forget to film things too and only remember after I’m home. Filming these videos is a lot harder than it looks. And it never even occurred to me how elephants arrived in the US. Very nice the way you included that interesting history too! 😊👍
Thank you for this look at the Monterey zoo, looks like a nice place for him to live. Much better than where he came from but I wish he had another elephant with him. I never understood how elephants needed to be with family until the last few years. We had Bertha and Tina here where I live in Reno at the Nugget I remember they used to complain about them not living a normal life.. that's true they need their family I'm sure it's sad for them.. but he looks like he's happy and especially Sarah!! I would have been too looks like an awesome place to visit, thank you for sharing ❤️
This video was a wonderful treat for me . I am also an animal lover !! When I am not watching History Hunters and things like that , I am a dedicated watcher of the primate channels. Love love Orangatans and Gorillas!! I was so happy for Sara. She was glowing . The elephant encounter was awesome. 🥰🥰🥰🧡💛
Hi guys! Glad you had a fun day at the zoo! It was great to watch all the interaction with all the beautiful animals! Thanks for your video' ,it was awesome! Deborah.. Canada
The Zoo is awesome I’ve been there once with my niece and she loved the Animals (although we didn’t get a tour) Salinas was my hometown so I know pretty much everything that’s there. Also, History Hunters love the video on John Steinbeck it was excellent it was really educational and very fascinating learning more about his life! Monterey County is a great place. Definitely lots of History.
What a great trip and what fun for Sarah!!! Forwarded your vid to my daughter so she might try and book a trip there when she's out here visiting from Philly! She LOVES elephants!
Hi Jeff and Sarah! That looked like a fun time, and I could tell Sarah was loving it. I liked seeing the big cats, cougar and tiger. It’s scary to think that safety is just a pain of glass of separation. I know the glass is very durable and protective, but it’s still freaky. Jeff your elephant washing skills are top notch. You really got some excellent coverage. Great video and thumbs up as always.
Cool video guy’s! Looks like you both really had a great time! I wish they had the interactive things like the elephant washing and feeding here at the Philadelphia zoo. Take care guy’s and see ya on the next one! Frank from Philadelphia, PA.
I think the animal refuge place turned into a small zoo. Otherwise most zoos would not allow this kind of interaction with their animals this close. We always appreciate your great feedback, Frank! Stay cool back in Philly!
@@jbenziggy yes I agree, I believe your right. And your very welcome! I really enjoy all your videos and i look forward to watching them on Sunday’s! Take care guy’s!
Oh boy! If she loves bears then she needs to experience Bear Country U.S.A. in Rqpid City, SD. My Sarah had to go there we visited just a month ago. I've never seen so many bears. You basically drive thru them. There is a lot of wildlife and animal encounters in the area. Looks like you both had a great experience there though!
Oh I have been to the place that you mentioned in Rapid City but that was before I met Sarah. We did get to go to Bear World in Idaho three years ago and she thoroughly loved that experience. We have not been able to go anywhere far this summer because of vacation availability issues but I do want to take her up to South Dakota. Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching and commenting Rhetty!
I went there about 6 yrs ago when it was called Vision Quest. It’s in Salinas. We stayed over night in one of the tents. It was really cool hearing the lions at night. We headed to Monterey for dinner one of the nights we were there
Sarah was so happy feeding the 🐘 but Jeff was much better at scrubbing the 🐘 butt . The man that shot and killed the elephant, was he punished for killing the animal? Did you ever watch the old video of Edison killing an elephant using electricity? Did Sarah ask the lemur if he likes to move it, move it? 🤣🤣🤣
That's awesome Jeff & Sarah. After seeing this it reminds me of when my parents took my brother & I to a old U.S. Calvary fort near Six Flags Magic Mountain where they used camals for patrols. Maybe you could do a history hunt there to. Thank you so much for bringing us things to see. Bless you both.👍🇺🇸🤠
Great episode guys! If you ever get a chance, head north and go to Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding, CA. Lots of animals, nature, and California history.
Wow, I have always wanted to do something like this!! How fun. Glad you had such a great time. The elephant's trunk looks pretty hairy!! I think animal encounters are accessible at my local zoo, will need to check into it. What a lovely view you two had from your cabin as well!! Excellent video as usual, loved the ending credit with the elephant holding the History Hunters sign!!
Looked like Sarah and Jeff have new job cleaning elephants? Sarah could write a song about" Working at the elephant wash blues". Would make a catchy tune!😊👍
Jeff you dig up information that it seems like no one else knows, with that being said could you do a video on the cavalry when they used cammels in the 1850 to about 1865. (About then ) I would love to learn more. Thank you Frank from montana...
Apparently male elephants are OK on their own. It's the females and babies that heard and the males are more solitary. Also, the zebra that is in the enclosure with him is his good friend and they rough house together.
Great video! Have you thought about doing one on the old Riverbank Ammunition plant out by Rainbow Fields? There was always rumors there was a missile silo out there. Had friends that swore they saw it late at night.
The Monterey Zoo only just became a Zoo just before covid struck. The animals of the Zoo were film/TV animals. Tours were given but with Hollywood being so far and the introduction of CGI the animals were no longer needed so they turned the property into a functional zoo.
Wow, the San Diego Zoo's "Safari Park" eliminated all elephant encounters after a trainer was killed in 1991. They used to routinely walk the elephant down walkways near park visitors, had an elephant show and actually gave elephant rides. They have shut down all chances for visitors to interact with the elephants out of an abundance of caution. Glad to see that you had a chance to interact with them.
I can imagine an elephant getting sick of having to tote people around. I have ridden once and remember thinking that at the time. With the exception of photos and feeding the carrots the first time there were large fencing between us and him.
Sarah, I got to hang with a young African cow (female elephant) too! She was part of the Marine World/Africa, USA attraction (now defunct) in Vallejo. With about 4 other pachydermous steeds, she gave rides to the park guests. After I rode her, I slipped off to the side, and came right up to her flank, like it was a very natural thing for us to be doing together. She accepted me completely and seemed happy that we were interacting, gently resting her very heavy trunk upon my shoulder. I reached up, talking softly to her most of the time, and stroked her cheek. I ran my hand across those enormous ears. She had such a gentle gaze with those big soft brown eyes. I caressed her shoulder; I caressed her flank. Her thick hide felt surprisingly velvety soft, as I thought perhaps she received a frequent lotion rubdown. We must have "HUNG" together for up to FIVE full minutes, when I felt a hand on my shoulder, turning me around. It was the cow's handler, and he was NOT pleased. He physically guided me away and when we were away out of earshot of that elephant, he read me a kind of riot act about the dangers of elephants, and I thought that I was to be 86'ed from the park; but I skedaddled away. I sorely miss that interaction. Somewhere in Central Africa, there's a chi-chi safari lodge, where the well-heeled toff crowd can go to take elephant ride 'n' camp trips with African Pachies for up to a week's time, seeing the glories of Africa from 15 feet off the ground, on an elephant's back. Man, oh MAN! Wouldn't I LOVE to go, if I had THAT kind of money! I'd be begging the "mahouts" (what elephant handler/partners are called in India) to let me help them out in their chores of feeding, etc., at day's end. That Pachy and I would be friends for life. I'll be "Papa Tembo", any old day!! It was kind of sad to see that Butch didn't have any tusks; they look so beautiful on an elephant. He was the embodiment of a perfect gentleman, too. There are other Capital Beasts that I'd sorely like to hang out with--Bison--Lions (Could you imagine running your fingers through those long, long manes?)--African Rhinos--Gorillas (think of Koko)--Cheetahs--Bald Eagles--Golden Eagles--Wolves (Lt. Dunbar's "Two Socks")--even big Flying Fox Fruit Bats! "Papa Tembo"? Taking a page from the movie "Hatari!", I wouldn't shoo Sonia the Cheetah away from my lawn chaise, as Red Buttons did; I'd be drawing up that big "kitty" up onto me, for as much of her as could fit on my lap. It's possible that Sonia may have been actor Hardy Kruger's pet and that the script may have been jiggered so that Sonia could have joined in on the "fun". In the British TV Series "All Creatures Great and Small", actor Robert Hardy's own personal Whippet, was incorporated into the scripts. In Russia, they breed domesticated Red Foxes as household pets. A dandy alternative, or compliment to, to that hypothetical Airedale that you may already own! Speaking of Bison, there ARE a few that have been kept AS household pets, believe it or not. Up to 3,000 pounds of pure, shaggy, bovine love! The most famous of these has been Bailey the Buffalo of Alberta, Canada. I forget his human "Daddy's" name at the moment, but he's a retired rancher. Bailey has full run of the inside of Daddy's & Mommie's house--the floors must need extra joistings to support Bailey's weight and extra-wide doorways, with clearance for his hump. He's been judiciously hired out to ad agencies to make TV commercials. He watches TV with his human "parents", and what a curious sofa he must make for them, as they snuggle up to Bailey--a shaggy sofa with its own heartbeat! I suspect that Bailey's favorite programs must be rugby and American-style football games, since the milling-about of the players must resemble a Bison herd. What a job it must be, to polish his horns and hooves; to give him a shampoo; to style that prodigious mane that covers his face, head, throat, neck, hump, & forequarters. He and Daddy ride into town, in a customized old Oldsmobile ('70's vintage?) that has no top and an enlarged compartment for him to stand in. Once in town, they pop into a pub, where Bailey will grasp a bottle of Labatt's, Moosehead, Molson's, whatever, in his incisors, toss back that great shaggy head and guzzle away! Oh, how I'd love to spend time with Bailey! He was made a pet of, when he was one of those tiny 40-50 pound bandy-legged cinnamon colored calves.
The Monterey Zoo only just became a Zoo just before covid struck. The animals of the Zoo were film/TV animals. Tours were given but with Hollywood being so far and the introduction of CGI the animals were no longer needed so they turned the property into a functional zoo.
Thanks for the explanation.
Until recently, I lived in the area for 45 years and this was the first time that I have heard of Vision Quest referred to as the Monterey Zoo.
It's fun to watch you with the animals.
I'm glad that you two enjoyed your visit to Monterey County. Jeff could probably spend the rest of his life just doing stories about it's history.
Right to see Sarah having so much fun She acted like a kid with a new toy
Sarah is a kid at heart.
Sarah is inn her glory. It shows in her. Voice & body movements. Have fun Sarah
Love how you wove history into this video. Elephants rock.
Elephants and Sarah and Jeff !!!......yea 😁👍👍💛
Glad Sarah was able to have an rare animal encounter with a little bit of history thrown in.
TOO COOL ! Sarah in her happy place was worth the price of admission like you said she is as passionate about Animals as you are of a good grave yard thank you both
Really enjoyed the elephant and animals 🐘🦌🦫
You two always take us to the neetest places! Thank-you for this visit!
Sarah looked like she was in heaven LOL. Glad she had so much fun as she is a good sport on the history. Thanks again for all you two bring to us !!!!
Yeah Sarah so glad you got to experience this. On my bucket list now. Thanks Jeff!
Sarah has such a nice smile.
I enjoyed watching Sarah the most 😊
Me too! Thanks!
Jeff I love you and Sarah on your travels
Wow what fun !!!! You are so lucky. I don't know anyother zoos that do that. I am jealous Sarah. Great film and fun as always. I am in MI. See you next week.
Sarah looks like she had a great time.🐘🐒
Hi History Hunters, What a beautiful day you had at the zoo 🐘 and thanks for sharing your wonderful day. Have a great day 🌞
I could clearly see Sarah was having a blast. What a great experience.
That's so wonderful I'm glad you got to enjoy the experience
What a great episode! Sarah was surely in her element wasn’t she? So fun!
I've driven highway 152 many times between Fresno and Monterey and I never knew there was a zoo in Monterey.
I always stopped at Casa De Fruta to stock up on fruits, veggies and snacks. I always loved that drive. When Sarah was feeding the elephant the carrots I wanted to hear it say, "Eaaaaaaaaa........ what's up Doc!"
Looks like she had fun.
Not always a zoo. Got started by keeping animals for the film industry.
(Wild Things Animal Rentals, Inc.)
About 5 years ago started to change over to a zoo due to computer graphic getting so good. Got their zoo accreditation in June 2020.
me neither
One of my favorite episodes. Great seeing Sarah enjoying herself so much. She would have been a great veterinarian! She could have shoed my 4 horses!
This is an amazing video! Love the interaction with the elephant. So nice that the zoo workers brought the other two animals to your cabin. Wonderful to see these animals living where they are well taken care of.
Thank you for another great adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it, Andi! Thanks for dropping by!
So totally enjoyable! Loved the joy and excitement that Sarah was experiencing! Thank you both for sharing!❤️🤗
That looks like a fun experience. I smiled watching 😁. Thanks for sharing.
Great! We love smiles! Thanks!
That looks like a good day for me. Sarah looks like she was having a great time. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊!.
Thanks for watching! We appreciate your comment, Joel!
Jeff and Sarah great video of Monterey Zoo the elephant's and the( baboon) looks like a former co worker of mine 🤔🤔
How fun for you guys! So happy that Butch gets to live out the rest of his years not enslaved and being well care for.
Sarah was in Heaven! You had fun too! Thank You!!
Jeff this video was very good. I like the fact that Sarah war the star of this one, you should include her a lot more . this is a departure from your regular video's. BUT it's awesome THANK YOU Frank from montana...
Whew, Sarah, I was afraid you were gonna climb over the fence. Great video and fun.
I LOVE Sarah for being a HUGE animal lover!
I loved this video as much as the otter one So happy Sarah got to get so close to him Great video Jeff and Sarah Thankyou x
Love, love, love this episode!!! I'm a huge fan of animals. Thanks so much for taking us along.
Amazing video! Sarah your adorable- I’m a huge animal lover also 🐾 and you were able to feed the elephant being that close. So awesome! Thanks for sharing.
We love you Sarah...
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What a great time you all had! Good for you! I love elephants! Love your channel!
Sarah looked very happy and excited to see the elephant up close. When I was 6 year of my dad took me to the Portland Zoo to see baby Packy. He died in 2007 i think.
Sarah is very much energized by animals and love watching their effect on her! Thanks for watching, Angela!
It was a joy seeing how much fun Sarah had during this trip. I like animals too, but love the history videos. It was great seeing her enjoy a special interaction with the animals.
What a great experience! I’ve been to Monterey many times but never to the zoo. Thanks for taking us along!
The Monterey Zoo only just became a Zoo just before covid struck. The animals of the Zoo were film/TV animals. Tours were given but with Hollywood being so far and the introduction of CGI the animals were no longer needed so they turned the property into a functional zoo.
@@HistoryHunterSarah Thanks for the history lesson. :)
Hellooooo, so nice to see Sarah's love for our furry friends! Butch is amazing, thank you lots for taking us to the zoo!
You are most welcome! Thanks for going along with us!
We had no clue this was available to participate in, very cool experience, especially the white tiger dancing against the glass with the kids.
Sara is so excited in this vid, love it!! Keep doing your vids please, i learn more about history here than i did in high-school lol, thank you for all you do.
That was really cool. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for the education and fun! 🐘
Thanks for your nice comment!
Can I give a 2 thumbs up? I really appreciate Sara’s love for animals! I really love elephants too and I sometimes think they are safer in captivity then in the wild as I have seen videos of their predators and I can’t watch as they fight to stay alive! I also don’t like when man kills them for the ivory and I stay away from anything that is real ivory.. and of course thanks for the history lesson on the elephants as I don’t think many people have any clue how they got here.
Hey Jeff great video glad Sara got to see some animals up close tell Sara she does a good job singing and makes cute animal sounds you and Sara are awesome randy from Kentucky God bless.
Great show! Loved it as always. Sarah look like she had great time! Larry Miller San Diego Ca
Great day of animals,sun
And fun! Looks like you
Really enjoyed yourself. Stay safe and healthy! ✌️
Very cool adventure
Thank you for this video, great to see something a little differant.
Well! That was fun! I didn’t know about this zoo. Would love to see it some day.
It's good to see that you made a video for Sarah. You were her sidekick this time. Of course, you had to add the gratuitous history segments, but we can certainly forgive you for that. It is, after all, "History Hunters"...sounds wayyy better than "Elephant Hunters." Thanks for taking all of us along on this journey with the both of you.
Like Sarah I love all animals. Neat video.
What a fun time. I usually watch on the t.v. and come back to the computer to hit the like button.
Thanks Jeff and Sarah!
How cute was the encounter between that little girl and the white tiger. I didn't know that the white tiger can not be found in the wild. Thank you for that interesting bit of trivia. I wish I had been with you to feed and scrub the elephants. The cabin you guys stayed in was cool. I never heard of a patagonia mara. Butch really likes his carrots! 🥕Thank you for a great experience! 💕🙂
I love that there are sanctuaries for animals where they are cared for and loved. We've been to the one in Folsom and a wolf sanctuary in Washington state.
This looks like a lot of fun. My young son would love going here. I've never heard of it and only live a couple hours away. I'll have to look into going sometime.
Sarah is so cute. I love her love and excitement for animals. Thanks for sharing this video.
That was really fun to watch. And what nice weather you got! That Mara was pretty weird. Never seen one of those before. That cabin/tent looks really cool too. Would’ve loved to have seen inside. 😊👍
I’m glad that you enjoyed it, Steve! It was a fun experience as have been all of our experiences with animals that Sara arranges. I should’ve shot some video on the inside of the cabin. Sara took two pictures of the inside but I am in both of them and I didn’t like how I looked so I didn’t include them. LOL oh. We had excellent weather on that trip. However the next morning it was overcast for a while. I guess that’s the kind of weather that you get on the coast.
@@jbenziggy it must’ve been the next morning when you went to the Monterey cemetery. I remember how overcast and gray and ugly it was. I always forget to film things too and only remember after I’m home. Filming these videos is a lot harder than it looks. And it never even occurred to me how elephants arrived in the US. Very nice the way you included that interesting history too! 😊👍
Thank you for this look at the Monterey zoo, looks like a nice place for him to live. Much better than where he came from but I wish he had another elephant with him. I never understood how elephants needed to be with family until the last few years. We had Bertha and Tina here where I live in Reno at the Nugget I remember they used to complain about them not living a normal life.. that's true they need their family I'm sure it's sad for them.. but he looks like he's happy and especially Sarah!! I would have been too looks like an awesome place to visit, thank you for sharing ❤️
What an awesome experience! I love seeing Sarah's enthusiasm with the animals. I get it! I love animals too.
Thanks, Kim! Animals are special creatures. Butch seemed so gentle.
Just joined your channel that was neet , great job both of you, now we want to visit that zoo awesome, greetings from chicago
That was so fun! Thanks guys!
Our pleasure! Thanks Janey!
This video was a wonderful treat for me . I am also an animal lover !! When I am not watching History Hunters and things like that , I am a dedicated watcher of the primate channels. Love love Orangatans and Gorillas!! I was so happy for Sara. She was glowing . The elephant encounter was awesome. 🥰🥰🥰🧡💛
I love primates too. If I can find a way to have a personal encounter with a gorilla or orangutan or chimpanzees I will do it in a heartbeat.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Pamela! Sarah is always engaged with animals!
That was wonderful
Awesome video Jeff and Sarah! That looked like an awesome time!
Hi guys! Glad you had a fun day at the zoo! It was great to watch all the interaction with all the beautiful animals! Thanks for your video' ,it was awesome! Deborah.. Canada
That was a enjoyable video to watch.😀
Thanks for dropping by, Gregg!
Oh I loved this so much! ❤️❤️❤️
The Zoo is awesome I’ve been there once with my niece and she loved the Animals (although we didn’t get a tour) Salinas was my hometown so I know pretty much everything that’s there. Also, History Hunters love the video on John Steinbeck it was excellent it was really educational and very fascinating learning more about his life! Monterey County is a great place. Definitely lots of History.
What a great trip and what fun for Sarah!!! Forwarded your vid to my daughter so she might try and book a trip there when she's out here visiting from Philly! She LOVES elephants!
Always nice to watch a new vid while eating breakfast on sundays. I need to make a trek down to check out the Monterey Zoo some time.
Thank you for sharing this experience! I am a true animal lover and am so jealous! You must have had an absolute BLAST!!!!
Hi Jeff and Sarah! That looked like a fun time, and I could tell Sarah was loving it. I liked seeing the big cats, cougar and tiger. It’s scary to think that safety is just a pain of glass of separation. I know the glass is very durable and protective, but it’s still freaky. Jeff your elephant washing skills are top notch. You really got some excellent coverage. Great video and thumbs up as always.
Thank you
Cool video guy’s! Looks like you both really had a great time! I wish they had the interactive things like the elephant washing and feeding here at the Philadelphia zoo.
Take care guy’s and see ya on the next one! Frank from Philadelphia, PA.
I think the animal refuge place turned into a small zoo. Otherwise most zoos would not allow this kind of interaction with their animals this close. We always appreciate your great feedback, Frank! Stay cool back in Philly!
@@jbenziggy yes I agree, I believe your right.
And your very welcome! I really enjoy all your videos and i look forward to watching them on Sunday’s! Take care guy’s!
my Sunday morning routine: see what Jeff and Sarah did this week then off to church!
Same here...
@@scottw4603 irrelevant..
Wow such an exciting life
What a great adventure! Sarah was soooo excited!
Yes she was giggling like a little girl and I loved it!
Oh boy! If she loves bears then she needs to experience Bear Country U.S.A. in Rqpid City, SD. My Sarah had to go there we visited just a month ago. I've never seen so many bears. You basically drive thru them. There is a lot of wildlife and animal encounters in the area. Looks like you both had a great experience there though!
Oh I have been to the place that you mentioned in Rapid City but that was before I met Sarah. We did get to go to Bear World in Idaho three years ago and she thoroughly loved that experience. We have not been able to go anywhere far this summer because of vacation availability issues but I do want to take her up to South Dakota. Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching and commenting Rhetty!
ua-cam.com/users/shortsJaeTQ-yQuB4?feature=share Bear World was awesome. I signed up and fed baby bears.
I went there about 6 yrs ago when it was called Vision Quest. It’s in Salinas. We stayed over night in one of the tents. It was really cool hearing the lions at night. We headed to Monterey for dinner one of the nights we were there
Sarah was so happy feeding the 🐘 but Jeff was much better at scrubbing the 🐘 butt . The man that shot and killed the elephant, was he punished for killing the animal? Did you ever watch the old video of Edison killing an elephant using electricity? Did Sarah ask the lemur if he likes to move it, move it? 🤣🤣🤣
That's awesome Jeff & Sarah. After seeing this it reminds me of when my parents took my brother & I to a old U.S. Calvary fort near Six Flags Magic Mountain where they used camals for patrols. Maybe you could do a history hunt there to. Thank you so much for bringing us things to see. Bless you both.👍🇺🇸🤠
Great episode guys! If you ever get a chance, head north and go to Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding, CA. Lots of animals, nature, and California history.
Wow, I have always wanted to do something like this!! How fun. Glad you had such a great time. The elephant's trunk looks pretty hairy!! I think animal encounters are accessible at my local zoo, will need to check into it. What a lovely view you two had from your cabin as well!! Excellent video as usual, loved the ending credit with the elephant holding the History Hunters sign!!
You must do a lot of research to be able to give so many details. Great show and I really enjoy them.
Yes it takes a lot of research so I appreciate your recognition of the fact! Thank you! Hope you enjoy our channel!!!
Looked like Sarah and Jeff have new job cleaning elephants? Sarah could write a song about" Working at the elephant wash blues". Would make a catchy tune!😊👍
Sarah would love to take care of elephants and all the other animals there but I think the song she sung is probably the best you're gonna get! LOL
Thar was a fun and entertaining video
Jeff you dig up information that it seems like no one else knows, with that being said could you do a video on the cavalry when they used cammels in the 1850 to about 1865. (About then ) I would love to learn more. Thank you Frank from montana...
Seems like a good honest old elephant. Hope you guys poke around Monterey while your in the area.
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So cool but he needs a friend. lol What an experience too!!
Apparently male elephants are OK on their own. It's the females and babies that heard and the males are more solitary. Also, the zebra that is in the enclosure with him is his good friend and they rough house together.
Great video
Great video! Have you thought about doing one on the old Riverbank Ammunition plant out by Rainbow Fields? There was always rumors there was a missile silo out there. Had friends that swore they saw it late at night.
Awesome
WOW, he is really big.
That is so cool. The wife and I did not know that Monterey had a zoo. Going to have to check it out.
Correct...how many of us have visited the aquarium at least once?!
The Monterey Zoo only just became a Zoo just before covid struck. The animals of the Zoo were film/TV animals. Tours were given but with Hollywood being so far and the introduction of CGI the animals were no longer needed so they turned the property into a functional zoo.
Wow, the San Diego Zoo's "Safari Park" eliminated all elephant encounters after a trainer was killed in 1991. They used to routinely walk the elephant down walkways near park visitors, had an elephant show and actually gave elephant rides. They have shut down all chances for visitors to interact with the elephants out of an abundance of caution. Glad to see that you had a chance to interact with them.
I can imagine an elephant getting sick of having to tote people around. I have ridden once and remember thinking that at the time. With the exception of photos and feeding the carrots the first time there were large fencing between us and him.
Looks like you guys had a great time there visiting with the animals, Sarah didn't have as much soap on her washing tool as the other guy did 🤔🐘
The other guy ... is Jeff 😀
Sarah, I got to hang with a young African cow (female elephant) too! She was part of the Marine World/Africa, USA attraction (now defunct) in Vallejo. With about 4 other pachydermous steeds, she gave rides to the park guests. After I rode her, I slipped off to the side, and came right up to her flank, like it was a very natural thing for us to be doing together. She accepted me completely and seemed happy that we were interacting, gently resting her very heavy trunk upon my shoulder. I reached up, talking softly to her most of the time, and stroked her cheek. I ran my hand across those enormous ears. She had such a gentle gaze with those big soft brown eyes. I caressed her shoulder; I caressed her flank. Her thick hide felt surprisingly velvety soft, as I thought perhaps she received a frequent lotion rubdown. We must have "HUNG" together for up to FIVE full minutes, when I felt a hand on my shoulder, turning me around. It was the cow's handler, and he was NOT pleased. He physically guided me away and when we were away out of earshot of that elephant, he read me a kind of riot act about the dangers of elephants, and I thought that I was to be 86'ed from the park; but I skedaddled away. I sorely miss that interaction.
Somewhere in Central Africa, there's a chi-chi safari lodge, where the well-heeled toff crowd can go to take elephant ride 'n' camp trips with African Pachies for up to a week's time, seeing the glories of Africa from 15 feet off the ground, on an elephant's back. Man, oh MAN! Wouldn't I LOVE to go, if I had THAT kind of money! I'd be begging the "mahouts" (what elephant handler/partners are called in India) to let me help them out in their chores of feeding, etc., at day's end. That Pachy and I would be friends for life. I'll be "Papa Tembo", any old day!!
It was kind of sad to see that Butch didn't have any tusks; they look so beautiful on an elephant. He was the embodiment of a perfect gentleman, too.
There are other Capital Beasts that I'd sorely like to hang out with--Bison--Lions (Could you imagine running your fingers through those long, long manes?)--African Rhinos--Gorillas (think of Koko)--Cheetahs--Bald Eagles--Golden Eagles--Wolves (Lt. Dunbar's "Two Socks")--even big Flying Fox Fruit Bats!
"Papa Tembo"? Taking a page from the movie "Hatari!", I wouldn't shoo Sonia the Cheetah away from my lawn chaise, as Red Buttons did; I'd be drawing up that big "kitty" up onto me, for as much of her as could fit on my lap. It's possible that Sonia may have been actor Hardy Kruger's pet and that the script may have been jiggered so that Sonia could have joined in on the "fun". In the British TV Series "All Creatures Great and Small", actor Robert Hardy's own personal Whippet, was incorporated into the scripts.
In Russia, they breed domesticated Red Foxes as household pets. A dandy alternative, or compliment to, to that hypothetical Airedale that you may already own!
Speaking of Bison, there ARE a few that have been kept AS household pets, believe it or not. Up to 3,000 pounds of pure, shaggy, bovine love! The most famous of these has been Bailey the Buffalo of Alberta, Canada. I forget his human "Daddy's" name at the moment, but he's a retired rancher. Bailey has full run of the inside of Daddy's & Mommie's house--the floors must need extra joistings to support Bailey's weight and extra-wide doorways, with clearance for his hump. He's been judiciously hired out to ad agencies to make TV commercials. He watches TV with his human "parents", and what a curious sofa he must make for them, as they snuggle up to Bailey--a shaggy sofa with its own heartbeat! I suspect that Bailey's favorite programs must be rugby and American-style football games, since the milling-about of the players must resemble a Bison herd. What a job it must be, to polish his horns and hooves; to give him a shampoo; to style that prodigious mane that covers his face, head, throat, neck, hump, & forequarters. He and Daddy ride into town, in a customized old Oldsmobile ('70's vintage?) that has no top and an enlarged compartment for him to stand in. Once in town, they pop into a pub, where Bailey will grasp a bottle of Labatt's, Moosehead, Molson's, whatever, in his incisors, toss back that great shaggy head and guzzle away! Oh, how I'd love to spend time with Bailey! He was made a pet of, when he was one of those tiny 40-50 pound bandy-legged cinnamon colored calves.