Tricia the Perth Zoo elephant turns 56

PERTH Zoo's beloved Asian elephant and longest resident Tricia has celebrated her 56th birthday in fitting style, with a jumbo cake.

The 1.5m frozen cake was made of Sultana Bran, some of her favourite fruits including watermelon and pineapple, and decorated with flowers and branches.

Tricia arrived in Perth from Singapore in 1963 and is the matriarch of the elephant herd, which also includes 23-year-old female Permai and 23-year-old male Putra Mas.

Zookeeper Kirsty Carey said the elephants were remarkable, intelligent and caring animals with individual personalities.

"Tricia is very relaxed and affectionate. She gives a little rumble when she is happy and when she is really excited she will roar," she said.

Ms Carey said Tricia loved her painting sessions, which were part of an enrichment program for the elephants to provide them with physical and mental stimulation.

"In terms of ageing, like people, Tricia sometimes pretends she can't remember when we ask her to do something," she joked.

Tricia now has less hair than younger elephants and she is on her sixth - and final - set of teeth.

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