Jackson, the 11,000-pound bull elephant being housed at the International Conservation Center in Somerset County, went outside for the first time Tuesday.
“If an elephant of his size and demeanor can be excited, then I would say Jackson was excited,” said Tracy Gray, public relations manager for the center.
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