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Sunday Smile: Mara Enjoys Her Snacks

Here’s a special Sunday Smile for all of Mara’s super fans! She’s savoring a meal, carefully curated to make sure she gets the maximum possible delight (and nutrients) from what she’s eating. May you all get the same amount of enjoyment from your own afternoon snacks!...

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EleFact Friday: Elephants Across World Culture

For us, and many of you, elephants hold a significant meaning in each of our lives. From their quirky personalities to their stories of healing and growth, they can represent something bigger than just their physical animal beings. For today’s EleFACT, we want to look at how elephants are symbolized…...

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Scott Keeps Pace With Guille

When it’s time for elephant meals, we spread out the snacks to make sure everyone has their own space to eat, where others won’t walk over and steal their neighbor’s food. Here, Scott is at the beginning of that process, leading Guillermina to her spot for dinner. She doesn’t always…...

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Some Nice Cold Water, Please

After dinner, Mara, Bambi, and Maia headed to the water trough but decided that, even though it had plenty of water inside, they wanted water from the hose instead, which we’ve seen as a somewhat universal thing with all of the elephants we’ve worked with throughout the past 30 years.…...

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Guillermina is Expanding Her Environment

Guille’s role in the herd at sanctuary has often been determined by the way she approaches the other elephants. Because of what her mother allowed, she indirectly taught her that being up front and sometimes barging in to claim what she wanted was okay, when in reality it’s not a…...

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Morning Breakfast

On this particular morning, five elephants lined up against the fence in Yard 5 for their early meal. Scott starts off talking to Guille as she enjoys her fresh hay, grain, and produce. Bambi had scooted over near Guille’s pile of food, hoping to share, but ended up stopping and…...

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