Zoo Visitor Steps Into Elephant Enclosure, Then Staff Realizes Who He Is

Center of his world

Walter continued explaining softly. “I fed her, kept her warm, and stayed by her side day and night.” He described how the frightened calf slowly began to appreciate him more: “I named her Tessa, and she became the center of my whole world.” Walter’s eyes shone as he described the bond he had formed with Tessa.