Elephant Diary

Maia and Her Heavenly Grass

Maia headed back to the barn after spending an inordinate amount of time gorging on the fresh grass across the creek in Yard 5. Bambi was in Yard 1, spending time with Mara and Rana through a fence. The other two were in Yard 2, which does not share a…...

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Lady in waiting

Rana and Mara were both in the pond one recent morning when we checked the cameras.  They were standing along the edge – with the water level up to their bellies, just splashing away. When we went out to feed them breakfast, Rana was about ten yards from the fence, and…...

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Mara Heads into Yard 4 and Doesn’t Look Back

As we recently mentioned, after dinner, Mara & Rana have been heading out into Yard 4 for the evening some nights. One recent evening, as Rana and Mara finished eating their supplemental meal (and as Scott prepared Mara’s second dinner), Mara headed out into Yard 4 at a fast pace.…...

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Lady and her grass

Lady enjoys spending time in Yard 4, sharing space with Mara and Rana. After a few days of sharing space, she generally looked tired and would head back to the barn for her alone time.  A few days later, looking rested, Lady would go back out into the larger yards and…...

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December Mara health update

Most of our Mara health updates have been brief: references to her decreased appetite, undiagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) issues, antisocial behavior with Bambi, etc. That is mostly because, aside from the behavioral issues, most updates would consist of ‘today she liked only bananas for breakfast, at lunch bananas were the worst.’…...

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Maia Loves Yard 5

While Rana, Mara, Bambi, and Lady have all fallen into a routine, Maia has shown no interest in leaving Yard 5 or doing much socializing with the others, which is a routine in itself. She spends most of her time across the creek, in the area that burned during the…...

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