Yamaguchi: Elephant weighing made easy at zoo with new custom-built scale


Milinda stands on the new custom weight scale. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

SHUNAN, Yamaguchi (Japan): A weight scale might not immediately come to mind as a great present, but the zookeepers at Tokuyama Zoo in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, are happy with their recent special gift.

The zoo received a custom-built weight scale designed specifically for its two elephants, courtesy of a local sales and repair company for weighing equipment.

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