▁entered ▁his ▁new ▁home ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁thousand ▁che ering ▁people . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁months , ▁the ▁zoo ▁added ▁a ▁w ading ▁pool ▁to ▁Z ig gy ' s ▁yard ▁and ▁ref urb ished ▁his ▁ind oor ▁st all . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁The ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁were ▁generally ▁quiet ▁for ▁Z ig gy . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁however , ▁Z ig gy ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁ ▁mo at ▁around ▁his ▁en closure ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁po ke ▁a ▁zoo keeper ▁with ▁his ▁tr unk . ▁The ▁ele ph ant ▁surv ived ▁the ▁fall , ▁but ▁broke ▁a ▁t usk ▁and ▁sc rap ed ▁his ▁head . ▁Work ers ▁pou red ▁ 8 4 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁( 4 2 ▁tons ) ▁of ▁gra vel ▁into ▁the ▁mo at ▁to ▁give ▁Z ig gy ▁a ▁r amp ▁to ▁clim b . ▁ ▁The ▁ele ph ant ▁would ▁not ▁move ▁for ▁ 3 1 ▁hours , ▁but ▁when ▁a ▁zoo keeper ▁( L ero y ▁Wood ru ff ) ▁opened ▁a ▁nearby ▁door ▁to ▁a ▁female ▁ele ph ant ' s ▁en closure , ▁Z ig gy ▁decided ▁to ▁pull ▁himself ▁out . ▁Once ▁free , ▁however , ▁he ▁ignored ▁the ▁female ▁ele ph ant ▁and ▁simply ▁went ▁toward ▁his ▁food . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁Z ig gy ▁laid ▁down ▁to ▁rest ▁in ▁his ▁ind oor ▁st