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When you hear the unmistakable sounds of branches snapping and crunching, you can almost guarantee that an elephant is eating a palm branch nearby. Here, that elephant is Maia, and she has decided to enjoy a loud, but tasty, snack. Palms grow in abundance throughout the sanctuary property, and caregivers will cut some large leaves for the elephants to eat. Bambi took a bite of the stalk, but she and Guillermina seemed to prefer having some hay instead. Maia doesn’t appear to object to having the palm all to herself.