Blogs

Guille and Maia at the Mud Wallow

This video captures one of those times when you’re trying to film a moment and the elephants have something different in mind. Here, Guillermina is playing in the water, giving herself an especially thorough bath, when Maia decides to enter the picture, blocking the view. ...

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Rana Stops For Mangoes

Sometimes it’s good to give the elephants a change of scenery and new things to do in their days – which can mean offering them new spaces to explore. That is the benefit of having such a large habitat; each girl can visit new spots and favorite old places. ...

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The Case of the Missing Elephants

Each morning, our caregivers drive through the habitat and look at the observation cameras to find out where each elephant is. This helps us to know that all is well, and also to plan where best to set out breakfast and do checkups on the ladies that need a little…...

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Sunday Smile: A Romp in the Pond

This Sunday Smile showcases some extra playfulness courtesy of Guillermina and Bambi. It had rained the day before and in the afternoon, those two had been acting rambunctious and started leaning and pushing on each other in the pond. There was lots of trumpeting and rumbling, and by the tone…...

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Afternoon Hangout With Rana and Mara

Rana and Mara have shared a yard with Lady on a couple of occasions in the last week or so. Things have gone well and all three elephants seemed to have easygoing days near one another. ...

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New Online Store Launches Today!

Global Sanctuary for Elephants has an incredibly dedicated group of supporters who spread the word about captive and endangered elephants every day. Each elephant here has a whole crowd of people following her journey to healing. (It’s possible that you might even have a favorite girl.) For this reason, and…...

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