The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal and asks to see the trap. Once there he claims he still doesn't understand. The tiger gets back in the trap to demonstrate and the jackal quickly shuts him in, suggesting to the brahmin that they leave matters thus. There are more than a hundred versions of this tale spread across the world. In some the released animal is a crocodile, in some a snake, a tiger and others a wolf. Some variants are very old, going back at least to the "Panchatantra" or "Fables of Bidpai" and the Jataka tales. In Europe it appeared some 900 years ago in
The National Elephant Center solutions to help manage the nation’s 290 (approx.) elephants that live at 109 different AZA-accredited facilities. Following the meeting, dozens of AZA-accredited zoos donated critical funding support to explore options for establishing a Center to serve as a tool in elephant management and conservation. A search was launched to research potential sites to locate the center. Initially a team of elephant experts selected property offered by Waste Management, Inc. near Okeechobee in central Florida. The National Elephant Center was formally announced in February 2008 at a ceremony held at the Houston Zoo. The Center was expected to break ground in