Elephant Diary

Chilly Weather Makes for Silly Parties

July 19, 2021

We recently had a couple of cool days here at the sanctuary, and colder weather makes most elephants act spunky and silly. In fact, all animals of all sizes in the habitat seemed to be giddy and having fun. ...

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Sanctuary Animals Find Mara’s Snacks

July 18, 2021

Now that Mara’s appetite is healthier and she is eating nicely at regular mealtimes, we no longer come down late at night for an extra feeding. However, as we’ve mentioned, we do leave her a few evening snack piles throughout the habitat. But it seems that Bambi and Maia are…...

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Giving Lady a Gentle Nudge

July 17, 2021

One of the reasons we recently encouraged Lady to spend some time in Yard 5 was the fact that she’d shown a bit of interest in going into Yard 4. At the time, we couldn’t open Yard 4 to her because some of the others were there, and Lady likes…...

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EleFact Friday: Keystone Species

July 16, 2021

Happy EleFACT Friday.  Did you know that elephants are considered to be a “keystone species”? This means that in the wild, elephants are critical to the survival of the other plants and animals in the ecosystem. Keystone species can range from the tiniest of plants to the largest predators, but…...

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Bambi Has Discovered Mara’s After-Dinner Snacks

July 15, 2021

On many evenings, Mara, Bambi, and Rana (or some combination thereof) travel down to the barn for dinner. We make sure they all get plenty to eat and give them a quick check-up to make sure everyone is doing well, and then they head back out into the pasture.  Most…...

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Cold Weather is Moving In

July 14, 2021

As we are moving later into the year, the weather has been starting to cool off a bit. Generally, we don’t have multiple cold days in a row; chilly days are usually followed by a cloudy morning and a warmer afternoon, when the sun comes out. The temperature rarely drops…...

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