One of the charming things about living up the hill from the elephant habitat is the fact that you can catch the sounds of elephants rustling in the grass and – most excitingly – trumpet parties and silliness. Sometimes it’s just soft background noise and other times it can be a full surround-sound experience.
There was something particularly exciting going on with the girls one recent morning, because you could hear lots of lighthearted play coming from the pasture. There were plenty of vocalizations: big trumpets, and long, deep rumbles. You could hear Guillermina joining in with the rest of the girls, which we haven’t heard much of since Pocha’s passing. It was certainly an endearing thing to wake up to – a special kind of Brazilian sanctuary alarm clock.
Although we didn’t capture a video of this moment, the photo shows a cute moment between Bambi, Mara, and Rana, enjoying their time together.
P.S.: Follow along with our December Elephant Countdown Calendar all month long for photos, videos, facts, and quizzes about the elephants! Starts today: https://globalelephants.org/countdownwithelephants/
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Alana says
December 1, 2022 at 2:27 pmLove the new Advent calendar, so far I’ve gotten 1 right!
Zelmira Julianes says
December 1, 2022 at 2:49 pmI would love to be waken up with the elephant-rooster-deeprumbles-trumpets-squeaks coming from these beatiful and magnificent girls … <3 <3 <3 specially coming from Mara and Guille … are they the most talkative ones?
Sara says
December 1, 2022 at 3:12 pmBambi generally makes the most vocalizations. Rana also makes lots of rumbles
Zoi Flores says
December 1, 2022 at 3:11 pmThat’s to live in heaven!
Polly Weber says
December 1, 2022 at 4:35 pmThey all look so happy and engaged! Lovely to see.
Melinda says
December 1, 2022 at 5:06 pmI just love hearing about the ellie parties! And it’s even better now that G is joining in!
Ercelia Garcia says
December 1, 2022 at 6:26 pmAny news yet about the test results on Guillermina and the other girls.
Sara says
December 1, 2022 at 6:57 pmNot yet. The tests take some time to complete.
John says
December 2, 2022 at 7:01 amHearing about all the things that go on at all hours – makes me wonder if elephants can see in the dark?
Sara says
December 2, 2022 at 11:44 amThey absolutely can. We wrote about it a while back: https://globalelephants.org/elefact-friday-through-the-eyes-of-an-elephant/
Carey says
December 2, 2022 at 10:53 amLovely, thank you Sara
Charlotte Hansen says
December 2, 2022 at 7:09 pmOh, the bliss of listening in on their private parties!! What a happy thing to wake up to, no matter how early!
Melissa says
January 27, 2023 at 9:03 amSounds heavenly! How is Billie? I adopted her.
Thank you for your care of these precious animals.
Sara says
January 27, 2023 at 11:10 amBillie is an elephant at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary, which we’re not affiliated with. But I’m sure they’d let you know if you asked!
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