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Rana Grazes Her Own Way

This week, we’ve taken a look at Lady’s special grazing technique, Guillermina’s unique way of eating grass, and now we get a peek at Rana demonstrating how she grazes....

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Sunday Smile: Guille and Bambi

This week’s Sunday Smile shows a growing closeness between two elephants. Guillermina’s relationships with the other elephants are deepening and becoming stronger as time goes by. As you can see here, their relationship includes close tactile affection, which is part of a trusting and loving relationship. Rana looks on from…...

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Five Elephants Together

Depending on the day and how they are feeling, the elephants will either spend time together or split up into groups. Sometimes the Powerpuff Girls will stick together while Maia and Guillermina have some time on their own. Other times it’s Guille and Bambi with Maia across the creek and…...

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EleFact Friday: Brain Size vs Brain Function

New year, new EleFACTS! We have spent quite a few posts talking about the elephant’s brain; not only are they large in size, but their brains are composed of more neurons than any other mammal. The African Elephant has a brain weighing in at 5 kilograms (11 lbs) and is…...

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Rana Crosses the Creek to Graze

There are times when you can see elephants from up the hill, depending on where they’ve decided to spend time. One morning, Kat looked down into the habitat and saw an elephant by herself in the back of Yard 4 and across the creek, where there is some different and…...

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Guillermina’s Grass Eating Technique

Like all of the girls, Guillermina finds joy in being able to graze throughout the habitat, generally enjoying time with her friends and doing something she’d never been able to do before sanctuary – simply choosing what and where to eat. On this day, she was spending time with Mara,…...

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