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Bambi Gets Excited

November 12, 2024

One morning, before the caregivers went down to give the elephants breakfast, we began to hear lots of trumpeting and ruckus coming from down the hill. We checked on the observation camera and could see Bambi and Maia in Yard 5, by the pond. Both had their tails sticking out in excitement and were making all sorts of noise. They were having their own little party. 

By the time Scott got down to them, they were much quieter – but not for long. Maia seemed a little but sleepy, but Bambi wasn’t having any of that; instead she embraced her silly mode, throwing a stick and taking down part of a tree. It was lovely to see Bambi get super feisty, especially since Maia and Guillermina tend to be the most rambunctious of the three girls. Bambi doesn’t initiate play as often as those two, so it was an encouraging sign that she was able to embrace her silliness.

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    Christine Strickling says
    November 12, 2024 at 3:24 pm

    I love to see the girls so feisty and rumbly.

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    Terry says
    November 12, 2024 at 11:01 pm

    Is Bambi’s right leg ok? She was moving it like Rana moves her one leg.

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      Kat Blais says
      November 13, 2024 at 7:27 am

      Bambi has been like this for probably over a year now. It is more exaggerated in one part of the video because she gets it caught on the long grass clippings from bush hogging. But this is her ‘normal’ for a little while now.

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    Terry says
    November 12, 2024 at 11:17 pm

    I recently made a comment that seems to have vanished. This has occurred before. Is there a concern? Thank you.

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      Kat Blais says
      November 13, 2024 at 7:26 am

      comments run through a spam filter, so they don’t always show up right away. but they shouldn’t be disappearing.

      • Terry says
        November 13, 2024 at 10:35 pm

        Thanks for the clarification Kat!!!

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    Carey says
    November 13, 2024 at 5:18 am

    It must have been lovely to see Bambi excited and playful?

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    Marilyn says
    November 13, 2024 at 9:42 am

    So sweet! When did Bambi’s right leg get so stiff? I would have almost thought that was Rana (although it’s Rana’s left leg that doesn’t bend)

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      Kat Blais says
      November 13, 2024 at 11:08 am

      it’s been about a year at this point i believe. it’s just much more pronounced because she gets it stuck on the long cut grass. you can see it in a lot of the other videos, not just as noticeable. and we talked about it after it initially happened. but time is incredibly relative here, so the year is a guestimate.

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    Johnny says
    November 13, 2024 at 9:47 am

    It is great to see Bambi tear down that tree, or attempt to. Love the feistiness too. Elephants being elephants!!!

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