News in Brief: Sea Elephant performs tricks Stuttgart, Germany " 'Tristan', a 14-year old totally blind sea elephant, is the hit of the Stuttgart Zoo. He sits up and begs, bends back for a fish, and generally cavorts with his keeper to the delight of vistors." CU 'Tristan' the sea elephant (elephant seal) flopping up out of pool. MS Tristan sitting up and begging. His keeper feeds him a fish. MS keeper standing on Tristan's back and feeding him a fish. CU three penguins. MS keeper lays on Tristan's back; Tristan does a back bend over him and the keeper rewards him with a fish. MS keeper riding on Tristan's back. Tristan sliding back into his pool (without the keeper on his back).