{"id":24157,"date":"2025-06-23T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/?page_id=24157"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:00:33","slug":"zoo-elephant-adoption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/allatkert-elefant-orokbefogadas\/","title":{"rendered":"Samu Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samu, the baby elephant, has joined the Gundel \u201efamily\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Children can now meet the soft toy version too<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We have adopted one of the Budapest Zoo\u2019s most popular residents, Samu, the baby elephant. <\/strong>
To mark this special occasion, we had previously organised a drawing competition, the winners of which were announced at the formal ceremony. <\/strong>
We also welcomed children for whom a visit to the zoo is a real treat \u2013 so that everyone can share in the joy!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The relationship between Gundel and the Zoo dates back more than 130 years, and our collaboration has always been excellent.
The two elephants featured in the Gundel Restaurant logo were incorporated into the brand\u2019s identity, inspired by the stone elephants standing at the main entrance to the Zoo. The legendary emblem was designed by Milton Glaser, the creator of the \u201eI \u2665 NY\u201d logo, whose work is closely intertwined with the history of Gundel. Glaser\u2019s iconic graphic style aptly highlights Gundel\u2019s uniqueness and traditions.<\/p>

For us, adoption is more than just a symbolic gesture: we have been committed to social responsibility for many years.
For the formal adoption ceremony, the Hungarian Special Olympics Association (MSOSZ), the Csalog\u00e1ny Special Needs School in District III, and the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden hosted children and their carers for whom the visit to the zoo, the delicious Gundel pancake treats and the ceremony were a real treat and a source of joy.<\/p>

At weekends, a soft toy elephant \u2013 also named Samu \u2013 awaits the little ones in the restaurant. This means that children visiting Gundel can have their photo taken with the mascot and get to know Samu\u2019s friendly nature a little better.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(from left to right): M\u00e1rton Benk\u0151, Jen\u0151 Magyary, Mariann Pint\u00e9r, Samu, the Gundel elephant, Csaba Putz, Endre S\u00f3s (Zoo), L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Czink<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The event was further enlivened by an art competition, to which more than 150 primary school pupils from 23 schools in the 14th district submitted their entries.
Using their imagination, the children envisaged how the elephant might feature in the world of Gundel.
The judging panel assessed creativity, original ideas and, of course, the incorporation of elements characteristic of Gundel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Award Winners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1st place: J\u00e1nos Z\u00f6ldi \u2013 Ferenc Liszt Primary School
2nd place: S\u00e1ra Fogarasi \u2013 V\u00e1rosliget Hungarian\u2013English Bilingual School
3rd place: Nimr\u00f3d Nick-V\u00e9kony \u2013 Alfr\u00e9d Haj\u00f3s Primary School
Special Prize: Kincs\u0151 Nat\u00e1lia M\u00f3nus \u2013 EGYMI School for Children with Physical Disabilities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Gundel \u201ecsal\u00e1d\u201d tagja lett Samu, a kiselef\u00e1nt A gyerekek m\u00e1r a pl\u00fcss m\u00e1s\u00e1val is tal\u00e1lkozhatnak \u00d6r\u00f6kbe fogadtuk a F\u0151v\u00e1rosi \u00c1llatkert egyik legkedveltebb lak\u00f3j\u00e1t, Samut, a kiselef\u00e1ntot. A k\u00fcl\u00f6nleges alkalomb\u00f3l kor\u00e1bban rajzp\u00e1ly\u00e1zatot is hirdett\u00fcnk, melynek nyerteseit az \u00fcnnep\u00e9lyes cerem\u00f3ni\u00e1n jelentett\u00fck be. Emellett olyan gyerekeket is vend\u00e9g\u00fcl l\u00e1ttunk, akik sz\u00e1m\u00e1ra egy \u00e1llatkerti l\u00e1togat\u00e1s val\u00f3di kiv\u00e1lts\u00e1g \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24160,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24157","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}