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EleFact Friday: The Elephant Ethogram

July 28, 2023

For this week’s EleFact Friday, we wanted to share a resource that we often use to not only answer questions from supporters about elephant behavior, but to continue to educate ourselves about elephant communication in the wild. ...

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From Nicole: A Game of Hide and Seek

July 27, 2023

We once again have visiting caregiver Nicole here at the sanctuary. She relates here a story of driving on the 4-wheeler, trying to put eyes on all of the elephants, and finding a certain someone in the trees, perhaps being a little cheeky with her. ...

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Guillermina Gives Bambi Some Space

July 26, 2023

Guillermina is a curious girl and sometimes she really wants to be part of the action – whatever is going on. After mealtimes, Bambi will often work with a caregiver on some training techniques, and Guille is really interested in what’s going on to the point where she can hinder…...

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Lady’s Visit to Yard 4

July 25, 2023

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

July 24, 2023

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

July 23, 2023

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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