Maia

Baby Learns More About Relationship Dynamics

October 16, 2026

After breakfast, Maia, Bambi, and Guillermina were at the front of Yard 5, near where Baby was staying closer to the barn. Everyone’s energy seemed calm, so we opened up the gate for Baby to join the others. She walked in and looked around, but didn’t head straight over to…...

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Female Asian elephant Bambi tosses dirt in the air

Maia and Bambi Enjoy the Wallow

October 14, 2026

On an afternoon when Guillermina opted to head out on her own, Maia and Bambi made their way over to the mud wallow. Maia started coating herself with mud right away, turning her skin a dark black color. Bambi kept to the outside edge, mostly dusting instead of getting wet. ...

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Female Asian elephants Maia and Rana stand facing each other with each one's trunk touching the other's face

Happy 10th Re-birthday, Maia!

October 11, 2026

Ten years ago today, Maia and Guida were the first elephants to call Elephant Sanctuary Brazil home. The two elephants, once at odds at the circus where they were made to perform, became true soul sisters at sanctuary. Maia, who was once considered both the “bad girl” and the dominant…...

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Female Asian elephants Maia, Guille, and Bambi stand staggered from left to right

Two Girls Dust Together

October 10, 2026

The elephants all have favorite places to dust. Dusting usually starts in their first moments at sanctuary, when they find the tower of dirt prepared for them in the barn. It’s instinctual for elephants to toss dirt or sand on themselves, whether that means near the pond, at the dirt…...

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Female Asian elephants Bambi and Maia stand behind a fence. Maia is on the right and she's reaching her trunk to Bambi

Sunday Smile: Good Morning Rumbles from Bambi

October 4, 2026

There’s something so heartwarming about hearing Bambi’s contented rumbles. When she’s calm, they are slow and deep and welcoming. So this Sunday, we’re beaming as we hear a sound that we’ve missed sharing with you lately: vocalizations between friends. As Bambi’s rumbles get louder, Maia begins to squeak. The two…...

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Female Asian elephant Bambi stands behind horizontal fence bars

Happy 6th Re-birthday, Bambi!

September 26, 2026

It’s been six years since Bambi, who was tentative and shy at the zoo, bounded out of her transport crate and onto sanctuary ground. For an elephant who seemed to need significant encouragement to step outside the familiar, it seemed that once she opened herself up to new things, those…...

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