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We’ve had a recent break in the heat that the caregivers are appreciating when it’s time to clean up elephant dung from the yards. When it’s cooler out, the elephants will sometimes walk around more during the day. In the morning, all five girls were in the yards by the barn. After checkups and treatments, Mara went into Yard 1 with Maia and Bambi. Maia and Mara ended up in the mud wallow together while Bambi stood not too far away. Guillermina was in Yard 2 with Rana, so there was a new mix of elephants hanging out together. 

Eventually, the elephants all left and went into Yard 4. Somewhere along the way, they all ended up finding mud, because there was an entire bunch of delightfully dirty elephants at dinner. Mara and Rana ended up by the water trough eventually and the rest of the girls were farther down the fence line. It was a lovely evening punctuated by some gorgeously muddy ladies.

P.S.: Listen to the newest episode of Global Rumblings to hear more about Bambi and her experience at the Ribeirao Preto zoo. Bambi was a perfect example of living life “on elephant time.”

Photo of a beautifully muddy Rana