Lady

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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Know Your Elephants: Identifying Lady

We’ve had such a fun time over the past several weeks helping you learn more about each elephant’s distinct characteristics. Rounding out the series is our lovely Lady Bug. We hope you’ve enjoyed the past month and will try your hand at identifying all of the girls in the future....

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Caregivers Who Connect

We recently wrote about Lady, her needs from caregivers, and how important it is to listen to the messages she sends. At times, Lady can be uncomfortable with unexpected or unnecessary noises or activities around, especially when she needs someone to focus completely on her needs. That means that having…...

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Sunday Smile: Lady’s Lovely and Useful Greenery

This Sunday Smile is all about sweet Lady, who is known for her love of fresh, green grass. She will wander into the deepest parts of each yard in search of the perfect bite. Trunkfuls of grass are also useful tools, as Lady is using it here to swat some…...

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Lady and Ingo’s Relationship: She Guides the Learning Curve

Most of you have now come to know Ingo, the new international director at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, and an experienced caregiver. As our followers have learned more about his gentle nature and techniques in working with individual elephants, we have received some questions about how he is adjusting to working…...

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Lady Walks Near the Three Girls

Bambi, Rana, and Mara have been near the barn for a couple of days, which is not the norm lately. They stayed in Yard 1 all day, though they had access to Yard 5 (which is adjacent), but seemed happy to stay where they were. Their energy was calm and…...

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