Mali, the 3-month-old female Asian elephant at Syracuse's Burnett Park Zoo, rests after May 21 surgery by Cornell veterinarians to correct an umbilical hernia. From left are George Kollias, professor of wildlife medicine and director of the surgical team for the 57-minute procedure; zoo elephant keepers Steve Stahl and Mike Case; and Robin Gleed, associate professor of anesthesiology. The elephant was born with a loop of bowel protruding through her abdominal wall, a defect that could have had dire consequences as the animal grew older. A 14-person surgical team from the College of Veterinary Medicine traveled to the Syracuse zoo for the procedure. Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Syracuse Newspapers