Don’t forget behind the ears! Henry, our beloved 11-ton African elephant that has graced the Rotunda since 1959, recently got a deep clean. In 2015, Henry was carefully patched with special hand-colored beeswax. In this video, taxidermist Paul Rhymer shares more about the cleaning process, which is designed to preserve and protect this wax layer. Henry’s platform includes information on African elephant ecology, the threat of poaching, and the animal's place in geologic time. | Smithsonian Natio