Elephant Diary

Most evenings, Mara stays out in the habitat all night, but many nights she shows up at the barn for night feed. She generally dictates where Bambi and Rana go.…

Lady recently had a very social day – well, social by her standards! Lady has continued to spend time by the barn, mostly in Yard 3. When we arrived at…

  We shared this photo in our Instagram stories, and it got such a positive response we wanted to share it here and include the story behind it.

Mara likes to trade, and we’ve shared videos of her trading before. She usually trades objects (sticks, empty buckets, banana peels) for fruit. It’s adorable and endearing.

As the weather shifts each year from the dry season to the rainy season and then back to the dry season, our footwork on the elephants also shifts.