Blogs

Releasing More Rehabilitated Animals

We’ve been working with the local authorities to rehabilitate and release several different species, among them a long-eared owl and a tatu (or armadillo). For this week’s Sunday Smile, we wanted to share information about their progress and how they were released. ...

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EleFact Friday: Lady and the Male Asian Yard

By now, you probably know that Lady loves to spend time in what we call the male Asian yard. We often share stories of her exploring the area among the palms and we typically receive questions about how Lady will react when males eventually inhabit the yard and she will…...

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A Pachyderm Pumpkin Party!

Today starts our Halloween fundraiser, the Pachyderm Pumpkin Party. As you know, many of our elephants love pumpkins, which are part of their supplementary snacks. So it seems only fitting that we’d focus on pumpkin-related activities during the spooky season. ...

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Maia and Guille Get Silly

Near the end of the day, the caregivers heard a loud trumpet but weren’t sure exactly who was calling out. They went to check on the elephants and found Maia partially lying down and Guillermina halfway sitting on her. Clearly they were playing. In fact, Guille was scratching her bottom…...

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The “Powerpuff Girls” Vocalize

Recently, Lady was spending time in Yard 3 by the barn and the other five elephants were hanging out in the other two adjoining yards. Guillermina was being particularly silly, but she didn’t want to go anywhere by herself. Normally, you can call her and she’ll readily head in your…...

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Bambi and Guillermina Play In the Rain

We got some very welcome rain this week and, as we’ve mentioned before, rain tends to make the elephants extra spunky. Bambi was getting very squishy in the mud when Guillermina found her – and her excitement in that moment was so evident; she could hardly hold it in. ...

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