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Sunday Smile: Guille and Her Signature Walk

November 2, 2025

At certain points throughout each day, caregivers may encourage the elephants to shift over into a neighboring yard so that spaces can be safely cleaned or to allow various maintenance tasks to be completed. We also use that time to “decorate” the empty yards with the miscellaneous surprise treats we leave for the elephants to explore and find. On a recent afternoon, Kat had been checking to make sure all of the connecting gates between each yard were appropriately open or closed, depending on what was going on where.

After dinner, Guillermina caught sight of Kat at the fence and walked over, seemingly in hopes that she might be able to get a treat. (Funnily enough, Kat had a spare banana with her, so Guille got a little extra bite while her friends finished up their hay.) This video shows her heading Kat’s way, demonstrating the charming bounce in her step and her quick pace. Guille’s distinctive lilt is similar to that of African elephants, which you might notice by watching Pupy and Kenya walk. Eventually, Maia and Bambi met Guille by the fence and they vocalized back and forth for a moment before heading out into the woods, perhaps looking for some of those carefully placed decorations.

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    J Johnson @jmjinsincity 🇺🇸 says
    November 2, 2025 at 2:48 pm

    Gorgeous Guille!

    Just wanted to say…CONGRATS to all FGSE members, subscribers, those who donated & the virtual GSE/ESB virtual family, WE DID IT! Reached the $10k goal to fund Kenya’s pedicure 🦶🐘 How awesome is this GSE community? Pretty incredible. Nice work everybody ❤️

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      Doe says
      November 3, 2025 at 8:07 am

      Wonderful! Thank you! 💛

      • jmjinsincity says
        November 3, 2025 at 1:14 pm

        Thank you! A lot of peopIe helped make this happen & each one deserves a thank you ❤️ I only follow on this site, YouTube & X & expressed my thx on all three of them.

      • Sara says
        November 3, 2025 at 1:37 pm

        We’re grateful for you!

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    Terry Silva says
    November 2, 2025 at 5:47 pm

    Lovely video! What an elephant!

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    Maria José Agostinho says
    November 2, 2025 at 6:10 pm

    Yes, her walking is charming, she bounces to the slides.
    Beautiful creature!
    Thank you!!!!!

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    Bonnie says
    November 3, 2025 at 1:55 am

    Boy did she pick up speed what a character Sara everyone good at the Sanctuary i hope so

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      Sara says
      November 3, 2025 at 12:47 pm

      Everyone is very busy but doing great! Thanks

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    Doe Fowler says
    November 3, 2025 at 8:06 am

    Miss Guille Cutie Patootie! 🐘💓

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    Julie says
    November 3, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    How cute; she does walk like an African elephant! Sweet, original Guille ❤️

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