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Sunday Smile: Parrots and Parakeets

For this week’s Sunday Smile, we take a minute to introduce you to the parrots and parakeets that live in the large palm trees near the male Asian barn. While Lady enjoys some of the grass in the male habitat, Scott shows off a quick view of the landscape. You…...

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Rana is Making the Rounds

Rana has been enjoying having access to both Yard 5 and the male Asian yard – and she can’t help but show it. First thing in the morning we have found her with Maia across the creek and deep into Yard 5; by mid-afternoon, she often goes back to the…...

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EleFact Friday: Elephant Allergies?

As winter turns to spring in some areas around the world, we humans may be experiencing some stuffy noses and itchy eyes – a telltale sign of allergies. For today’s EleFACT Friday, we want to look at the respiratory systems of elephants and look at allergies in animals, both wild…...

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Bambi is Attentive to Maia

Maia has been enjoying her time in Yard 5, spending days on the far side of the creek, about as far into the habitat as she can go. Recently when she returned for dinner with the group, Bambi was extra attentive to her, walking right over, smelling her, and being…...

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What Lady Really Wants

As an elephant caregiver, you constantly have to evaluate whether your thoughts about what an individual wants or needs match their actual desires. We never want to make assumptions that, just because they seem content for the time being, they aren’t looking for more in their days. That’s why freedom…...

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Rana’s Reunion With Her Friends

After Rana’s second trip to the male Asian habitat, we opened the yard for her and she hurried back to her friends – and to a little trumpet party. Maia, Bambi, and Mara were enjoying the dirt and Guille was standing nearby after saying hello to the three of them.…...

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