Lady

Cleaning Lady’s Feet In a Surprising Way

In the process of caring for Lady’s feet, we’ve done a lot of research on the best ways to irrigate the grooves on the bottoms and have read about the benefits of oral irrigators. We are mindful of the fluids and pressure settings we use because, like everything, there is…...

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Brave Lady Comes Near the Barn – and Guillermina Takes Big Steps!

We wouldn’t necessarily have predicted that the first elephant to visit Pocha and Guillermina would be Lady – but she still finds ways to surprise us after all this time.  Lady had been spending time relatively close to the barn and showing interest in the new elephants there. She clearly…...

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Lady Has a Refreshing Drink

Mara and Bambi can be charmingly demanding of getting drinks from the hose. While the other elephants are generally fine with using the water troughs, they also like a good watering from time to time.  Here, Lady is enjoying a special drink from the hose. Near the beginning of the…...

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Lady’s Continued Daily Wanderings

Lady’s explorations of the remote areas of Yard 5 have continued, but on more of a daily cycle. Where she once spent a few days at the barn, then a few days away, she is now making full rounds of the space within the span of a single 24-hour period. …...

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Lady is a Speed Racer

Each of us has days when we move a little slowly, and others where we have more stamina. Lady is much the same way – only these days, when she has more energy, she is a fast-moving, petite powerhouse. Once she sets her mind that she wants to go somewhere,…...

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Lady’s Delicate Drink

Water troughs can be fun to play in and used to make mud puddles. As a result, the elephants rarely let them stay clean for long. This trough, in Yard 5, was recently cleaned and you can see that Lady seems determined to keep it so. Lady’s dainty drinking doesn’t…...

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