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Trainers at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage have made little progress trying to coax Maggie, a somewhat cranky and overweight African elephant, onto a treadmill.
8,000: Pounds Maggie weighs.
$100,000: Cost of the elephant treadmill.
2: Months trainers have been using Maggie’s favorite treats–watermelon, apples, carrots, peanuts in the shell, banana slices and sweet potatoes–to entice her onto the treadmill.
0: Times Maggie has walked on the treadmill.
1,000: Pounds Maggie lost through diet and other activities.
