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Lady’s Visit to Yard 4

One afternoon, Bambi, Mara, Rana, Maia, and Guille were in the yards near the barn, so some of the caregivers were curious to see if Lady could spend some time in Yard 4 to get a bit of new scenery. Scott said this was fine, as long as it was…...

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Uncertain Guille Blocks the Annex

On a recent morning, after breakfast and treatments were done, Maia, Rana, and Mara were all in the annex in Yard 4 grazing. Guillermina kept debating if she was going to build confidence to enter the annex for the first time, so she was blocking the only exit. Mara was…...

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Sunday Smile: Mara Dusts

As most of you know, elephants dust themselves for many reasons. The covering acts as a type of sunscreen, helps keep bugs at bay, and just feels good on their skin. For this Sunday Smile, we’re sharing a photo of Mara enjoying a nice dust bath in the afternoon. ...

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Maia is Blossoming

Maia seems to be opening herself up to the other elephants much more lately. While she still enjoys spending time on her own on occasion, she seems to take shorter walkabouts than she has in the past. She’s often seen with Guillermina and spends more time in proximity to Rana,…...

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EleFact Friday: What It Takes To Be a Caregiver

We often receive questions about our caregiving staff and what qualifications they have that have led them to careers with elephants. Or maybe you’re interested in working with elephants at some point in your life and aren’t sure where to start. For today’s EleFact, we’ll give you some insight into…...

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Guillermina and Rana Cross Paths

In this video you can see (from left to right) Maia, Bambi, Mara, Guillermina, and Rana. They are spending time together at the mud wallow after breakfast and medical evaluations. Everything was calm for a while until Guille decided she wanted to interact with Rana in a forward way. Guillermina…...

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