Elephant Diary

Lady and the Maintenance Crew

There’s always work to be done at the sanctuary and, at the moment, some of our staff have been working on cleaning and repainting the bars in the female Asian barn, which can be rather noisy at times. Lady has been keeping closer to the barn lately and she seemed…...

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Bambi At the Mud Wallow

Bambi had a small training session this morning. During the treatment, she seemed to be bothered by the insects surrounding her. The caregivers got some bug spray to help her out, but she didn’t seem particularly interested in that. After her session, Bambi immediately went to the mud wallow to…...

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Guillermina Before and After

The elephants who arrive at sanctuary come here with their own unique issues to tackle. You may remember that Guillermina and Pocha arrived at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, they had a lot to learn about what their lives could be in this new world, and what it meant to be around other…...

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Guillermina’s Vocalization

Guillermina and Maia spent the afternoon in the mud wallow together recently. Scott was there for a few minutes, so he went over to take a photo; he was quiet and just walked over to the fence without speaking. After taking the photos, Guille saw him and started moving toward…...

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The Girls and Their Bug Spray

In this video, Scott narrates as he gives elephants some natural bug spray in their noses. He explains this is a homemade, non-toxic formula that is safe for them to ingest, should they decide they would like to do a taste test. We spray it on them each day, but…...

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Maia and Guille Have a Quiet Afternoon

During the afternoon, Maia and Guille were hanging out in the yards near the barn. They were relatively quiet all afternoon – very soft and easy. Scott had renovated the mud wallow in Yard 1, so they both decided to get in, acting cute and silly, but not over the…...

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