Photos: Locals celebrate World Elephant Day at Reid Park Zoo
Locals visit Reid Park Zoo on Saturday morning to celebrate World Elephant Day.
Activities included a kids mud wallow, photo opportunities, games, and special enrichment for the African Elephants.
Children of all ages play inside the kids mud wallow during Reid Park Zoo’s World Elephant Day celebration, 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2026. Locals visit Reid Park Zoo on Saturday morning to celebrate World Elephant Day. Activities included a kids mud wallow, photo opportunities, games, and special enrichment for the African Elephants.
Meru the African Elephant cools down in the water during Reid Park Zoo’s World Elephant Day celebration, 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2026.
Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2026. Families visit Reid Park Zoo on Saturday morning to celebrate World Elephant Day.
Children of all ages play inside the kids mud wallow during Reid Park Zoo’s World Elephant Day celebration, 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2026.
Nandi the African Elephant submerges in water during Reid Park Zoo’s World Elephant Day celebration, 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2026.
Meru the African Elephant plays with an enrichment ball during Reid Park Zoo’s World Elephant Day celebration, 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2026.
Grace Trejo
Photojournalist