MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo needed some assistance Tuesday to get off the ground. Ruth, the zoo’s largest elephant, was unable to get up on her own. The zoo ...

The zoo was able to get Ruth up with a little help from some bales of hay and construction machinery An older African savanna elephant needed a little help getting back on her feet after tripping over ...

Ruth was involved in an incident earlier this month where a front-end loader was used to help her get up after a fall.

Ruth, a 43-year-old “geriatric” elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is doing well after the animal fell earlier in the week and couldn’t get up without help from a front-end loader. The zoo said on ...

While Ruth the elephant actively tried to get up on her own, she remained down. Her position made it challenging, as well as ...

Ruth is a 43-year-old African savanna elephant, one of three living at the Milwaukee County Zoo, who needed help to get up ...