Elephant Diary

Sunday Smile: Lady’s Popsicle

We mentioned earlier this week that during many hot days, we offer the elephants frozen fruit or homemade popsicles. In this Sunday Smile, you get a glimpse of Lady (wearing a fabulous hay hat) on the hunt for snacks. She picks up a Gatorade popsicle that we gave to her…...

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Guille’s Bum Enters the Picture

Here, Rana, Mara, and Bambi were all standing at the mud wallow having a lovely time. Caregiver Tina decided to film them at just about the same time that Guillermina wanted to take a quick stroll. Guille didn’t seem to notice Tina standing near, so she didn’t move into the…...

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Lady’s Lovely Day

Even when it’s hot outside, Lady knows how to make the best of a day. No matter where she is, when she’s in the mood for fun, she takes advantage of it. At the moment, she’s still in the male Asian yard. She loves the palms there and there are…...

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Maia’s Pre-Breakfast Mud Bath

While Lady was spending time in the male Asian yard, the other elephants were gathered in Yard 5 between the pond and the barn yards. They were in good spirits and a little rumbly. Everyone was relaxed and very near each other rather than being spread out or situated in…...

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Guille and the Water Dispenser

When they’re drinking, most elephants tend to like clean, fresh water. That’s why we clean and fill our water troughs often and why there are stainless steel self-filling water dispensers in the habitat. Sometimes, when elephants take their first drink of water, they pull water up into their noses and…...

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Sunday Smile: Lady Plays Hide and Seek

Lady is still enjoying her time in the male Asian yard, filled with as many palms as she can eat. This week’s Sunday Smile catches Lady in an easygoing mood, as she seems to peek at us through the trees. She clearly knows how smitten we all are with her…...

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