Observer 1 and 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Sunday, October 11, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. It was raining and cloudy at 58°F. Lucky was busy standing with her feet in the entrance of her clean pool, eating soggy hay she had thrown into the water. We watched as she got into the pool, which only came up to her knees, and then got back out only to grab a pile of hay to throw right back into the water and eat. She seemed to be enjoying the rain and cool weather, and was moving around quite well.

Observer 1 and 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Saturday, September 19, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. It was overcast, at at estimated 70°F, though it wasn't documented. When we arrived, Lucky was standing in the close corner of her exhibit, showing us responsiveness. The keepers soon came out and began the "Keeper Connection" display, making Lucky do tricks ranging from laying down on her side, lifting legs in various directions, fetching, and posing. Her water was clean. The black streaks on her toenails were back.

Observer Number 1, 2, and 3 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. It was partially cloudy out, at an estimated 85°F, but the temperature was not recorded that day. Lucky was out eating hay. Her water was very clean, mud bath didn't look muddy, though it had a bit of rain water collected in it. The wound behind her right ear was spotted again.

Observer Number 1, 2, and 3 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at 3:45 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. When we arrived it was cool, with a slight sprinkling of rain, but it soon departed, making way for a sunny afternoon at 96°F. When we arrived, Lucky was stuffing her face with hay, and continued to do so throughout the entirety of our time there. We managed to spot the wound behind her right ear again. Her water was filthy.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Friday, August 14, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was a sunny and hot 97°F. Lucky was eating hay and lifting/dropping a tire in the shaded corner of her exhibit. The gates/doors to the protected contact area and one leading into the elephant barn connected were all open, something we've never seen before. Lucky was not chained, but we could hear them power washing the inside of her barn. Her water was filthy and green. We did note what appeared to be a mud bath in her exhibit.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Monday, August 3, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was a sunny 95°F. Lucky was against the wall in the back eating in the shade. Her water was extremely murky and green. She began stereotypical behavior while we were there, but none was caught on camera, as we did not have one with us. It continued on and off throughout the twenty minutes we stood there. We did notice a small, dark spot on the inside of her back left leg, but she was never close enough to verify what it was.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Thursday, July 9, 2009, between 10:10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was a sunny 87°F. When we arrived, Lucky was eating and carrying her food to the shade, however shortly after, keepers showed up and called her to the protected contact area where they chained her up. They proceeded to walk over to a hatch in the ground, which we discovered was the control to Lucky's water, as her pool began to actually fill up as the water rippled on top. Today, her water was clean. We returned later around 11:50 a.m. and she was finishing getting hosed down. Afterwards, she walked up near the front of her exhibit to eat a pile of hay. We noticed the black streaking on her toes was extremely prominent at this point as we got shots and she curled her trunk around between bites to smell us. We also noticed what was possibly a shallow scrape on the top of her head. The bottom of her front, left foot pad was excessively tinged with pink, several deep cracks going across it, as was her front, right.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Monday, June 29, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was sunny, at 102°F. Upon our arrival, Lucky was exhibiting stereotypical behavior, rocking back and forth against the corner near the elephant barn of her exhibit, against the rock wall in the shade. She'd pause occasionally, staring off towards the construction, before continuing strong. We caught around four minutes on camera, before a staff member came out and gave her a treat. Up until the point the keeper was directly handing Lucky the food, she continued rocking. Her water was filthy and green.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, Friday, June 19, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was humid with scattered clouds and a slight breeze, at 90°F. Lucky was receiving foot treatment to her front feet, at the time of our arrival, back feet previously tended to. We did note that her toenails held a yellow tint to them, but it was assumably from the foot care. When she was done, the two keepers rubbed her face a bit, gave her treats or possibly some sort of vitamin, and blew into her trunk. They left her a silver barrel with food inside to play with. Her water was dirty and low.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, Friday, June 12, 2009, at 3:30 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was extremely sunny and humid, at 97°F. She was browsing through hay in various locations. Her water was relatively clean.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, Friday, June 5, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was cloudy with a slight breeze, but very much humid and hot at 86°F. When I approached the exhibit, Lucky promptly walked over to the front of her exhibit by the gate, near where I was standing and immediately began exhibiting stereotypical behavior. She did this for about three minutes, before zoo keepers distracted her with hay. Her water was green and murky.The black streaking in her toenails was still present, and a shot of one of her foot pads came out looking rather pink.

Observer Number 1 and Number 3 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 11:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was sunny with a breeze at 92°F. Lucky was eating hay the entire time, ignoring those around her, sticking mostly to the shade. We did note she was leaning a heavy deal of weight against her hut's pole, shifting pressure to her left side, and would often lift her front, right foot and touch it with her trunk. The black streaking on all her toes was present, however the wound we'd spotted on May 18, 2009, was no longer visible to us. As well, the bull hook wound was spotted again. Her water was cleaner than it has been, but still not in crystal clear conditions by any means and low. Her environment was clean. We also noted a middle school child hop over the initial fence to the other side, not once, but two times to retrieve something she'd dropped. Also, a younger boy was attempting to throw a water bottle into her exhibit, only to be stopped by Karrie.

Observer Number 1 and Number 3 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Monday, May 18, 2009, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was breezy but sunny at 80°F. When we arrived, she was eating hay near the front of her exhibit and showed a great deal of response to her name being called by Karrie. She appeared bloated on the sides. Almost immediately, we noticed a fresh wound between the toes of her front, right foot. As well, there were deep cracks in the same foot on the pad. Her front, left foot had cracks of similar depth. The black streaking previously noted on her toenails was extremely visible, predominately on her front feet, though her back feet looked to be in equally bad condition, if not worse. Notedly, her water was cleaner than usual but still low and green. Most importantly, when we returned to her exhibit the second time, her keepers were leaving for the day. Around that same time, she began to show blatant stereotypical behavior, rocking back and forth for a recorded time of 18 minutes. She'd pause for no more than thirty seconds at a time, between which pauses she was entirely unaware of her environment, and would stare off into space, entirely gone, despite us calling her name to catch her attention, which she'd given us previously. The camera ran out of memory, but when we were leaving, she was staring off at the wall, unresponsive to her environment, undoubtedly to return to the same behavior, as she had been going strong at it, no signs of ceasing anytime soon.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 4:15 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was windy and sunny, at 95°F. Lucky was against the wall in the shade, eating hay and throwing sand on herself, completely unresponsive to her environment. Her water was green and dirty. It appeared she had lost weight since the last visit, on April 19, however, she also showed signs of bloating. Indications were the folds in her neck and both front legs, though her hind legs were for some reason a bit more stout. Her cuticles had some of the same, what we believe to be moisturizer of a sort, above them, and her toenails appeared to have been stripped again, as the black streaks are once again missing. The pads of her feet looked in bad condition, particularly the front right foot, which looked swollen. There were also possible signs of infection, as close examination of a few photos showed a red tint to part of the pad, specifically the back, right.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, on Sunday, April 19, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was very sunny at 82°F. Upon first walking up, she was faced in her corner, ignoring everyone eating hay. I also noticed a small amount of cut up apples, bell peppers, carrots, celery, and beets(?) in the corner of her exhibit. Her weight and bulging side appeared similar to the visit a week previous. Her toes appeared in bad shape, with what we believe to be medication above, on the cuticles. Her feces looked good, but water was still green and dirty.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was overcast at a chilly 65°F. Lucky was just being let out, and as always, walked straight to the first sight of food, which they had all over the place, presumably due to the large number of people present during the holiday weekend. Food was hidden everywhere, as well as piles of pellets atop the separating railing between moat and exhibit. There was a large crowd gathered watching, lined all the way down the length of the exhibit, with others crowded behind. Lucky ignored it all, as she stuffed her face. A puncture wound was noted behind her right ear. Her water was green and dirty. The previously noted black streaks on her toenails have returned once more. There appeared to be folding skin, as we did notice a slight decrease in weight. However, we also noted that the previously concave left side, is now bulging out, along with the other side. Her feces looked good.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 11:50 a.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was sunny at 53°F. She was being fed hay, made to kneel down on her two front knees before the keeper tossed her the batch, an act of entertainment for visitors. The bottom of her two front feet appeared to be cracked. The black lines previously seen on her toes were still missing, but vague remnants were apparent. Her left side was still visibly concave, and it appeared she'd lost a good deal of weight. Her environment was clean, along with the water which appeared to be freshly changed.

Lucky was not out during observations on February 1, 2009. The weather was sunny and warm at 72°F. Observations took place at 3:30 p.m.

Observer Number 1 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, on Saturday, January 31, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was sunny at about 50°F. I watched as Lucky was released out of her barn that morning, shook herself free of dirt, and headed straight for the various locations her hay was placed. She ignored her surrounding environment in doing so. Her habitat appeared kept, however her water was low and green. It is to be noted that her left side appeared concave, while her right was not nearly as so, however, the beginnings of it could be seen. As well, the pad of her rear left leg appeared to be slightly swollen. Her toenails, though seemingly attempted at being manicured of the previously noted black streaks, still showed faint signs of said streaks, as well as a few toenails appeared to be sunken inwards more so than is to be healthy. She was leaning her weight towards her left side as always.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 49-year-old Asian Elephant, Lucky, on Sunday, January 11, 2009, between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was sunny, at 51°F. When we first walked up, Lucky was finishing up the last of her hay and then walked over to drink some water, which was low and green. She appeared to have lost weight since the last observation, but was responsive to her environment. Black lines which had been previously noted on one of her toenails have now spread to three of her feet. Her environment was clean, no feces noted. There was a toy set up that she was later playing with, on her fence, constructed of some sort of cloth, with hay stuffed inside.

Lucky was not out during observations on December 21, 2008. The weather was overcast, at a windy 45°F. Observations took place at 3:40 p.m.

Observer Number 1 and Number 2 observed the San Antonio Zoo's 48-year-old Asian elephant, Lucky, on Friday, December 19, 2008, at 4:56 p.m. for the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. The weather was overcast, at a humid 82°F. Lucky was eating the remains of her bamboo stalks and hay, completely unaware of her surrounding environment, occasionally pausing to lift a tire and toss it back down again. Upon calling her name, no reactions were noted. The water in her pool was fairly clean, however very low, while the rest of her environment was notedly clean. She continued to lean her weight towards her left side, occasionally shifting to lift her left front leg. We did note that she looked progressively thinner.

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