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Bambi Has Discovered Mara’s After-Dinner Snacks

On many evenings, Mara, Bambi, and Rana (or some combination thereof) travel down to the barn for dinner. We make sure they all get plenty to eat and give them a quick check-up to make sure everyone is doing well, and then they head back out into the pasture. 

Most days, Mara leaves first and the others follow. But today was an exception.

It seems that Bambi has learned that we put extra produce and hay in the habitat for Mara to eat during the night. So, after dinner, she was the first to take her leave of us and head back out ahead of the others, hoping to scope out the best spot for evening snacks. 

We followed her out on the 4-wheeler, causing her to slow down a bit so that Mara could catch up, and we gave them both a little bit of hay. Now that Bambi has caught onto the fact that if she heads back first, she is able to find more food in the yards, she may not always wait so patiently for her friends after mealtime. 

But, as always, don’t worry: we make sure Mara is getting plenty of food each night!

Comments(11)

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    Cintia Abney says
    July 15, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    That’s my Bambi!! She love her friends… but she loves food a little notch more hehe 😜

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    Kenneth B. Newman says
    July 15, 2021 at 4:00 pm

    An elephant pig out that Guillermina and Pocha will have to learn about when they get to their NEW home. any updates on when these two Mendoza Ecoparque packaderms might be able to leave?

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      Sara says
      July 15, 2021 at 4:25 pm

      As always, we will update everyone when we have more information.

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    Anita Janusz-Wong says
    July 15, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    The way Bambi came alive in sanctuary is truly remarkable and could be a text book example for ZOOs and circuses and government agencies IF they wondering if the elephants are worthy any such transfers. Your summaries of girls activities are very funny and truly insightful..:-) I also wonder about our concrete pit girls, and check daily, religiously for THAT news. But am very patient! It will happen! and it will be domino affect! One after another because everything is ready except Tamy’s home. Love to all. Thank you!

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    Pat says
    July 15, 2021 at 7:36 pm

    How comical love hearing this, I too look for snacks after supper . Looks like Bambi,so much like us humans lol

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    Charlotte Hansen says
    July 15, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    I love this! As a mom of a labrador retriever, I can relate to this food priority thing!

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    SHEILA says
    July 16, 2021 at 1:14 am

    OH THIS BIG ❤️🐘❤️BAMBI! IS SUCH A CLEAVER BIG TRICKSTER❗️ SHE MUST HAVE BEEN WATCHING CLOSELY WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING SHE WAS SECRETLY SCOPING OUT MARAS FOOD❗️ILL BET SHE FOLLOWED MARA 🐘AROUND A FEW TIMES JUST TO GET FAMILIARITY AR WITH THE TREAT PLACES OF MARA!! WELL I GUESS BAMBI IS TOO BIG TO STOP HER😄🤣. THIS SEEMS PRETTY SNEEKY! LIKE BAMBI DOESNT GET ENOUGH TREAT FOOD TO EAT❓ AMAZING HOW SHE HAS MOVED IN ON MARA MAY BE BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDSHIP COMES WITH FOOD 🍌🍉🍎🥭🍑🥦🥕🌽PERKS👍😀. SMART BAMBI INDEED!

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      Sara says
      July 16, 2021 at 11:11 am

      Bambi definitely gets plenty of treats. No doubt about that.

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    Shari says
    July 16, 2021 at 10:03 am

    Bambi is so cute and funny, as are all the elephants! My cat has a thing about getting her night snacks, and getting more, too. Thanks for the post! : )

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    Katie Howard says
    July 16, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    Silly Bambi! “She ain’t no dummy!” 🤣

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    John says
    July 17, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Oh Bambilicious!

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