Since you only got to see her feet this morning, here is Lady’s lovely face.
This afternoon, when Lady came into the barn for treatment, Ramba was close so we let her come in the other stall. The gate was closed between the two stalls. As Ramba walked into her stall, Lady got a little nervous and spun around to put her hind end towards Ramba, which is a common submissive behavior. Quite honestly, Ramba wasn’t really paying any attention to her and was busy putting a fresh coating of dirt on herself. After a couple of minutes, Lady then spun back around to see what Ramba was doing- which was still dusting.
Ramba never walked over to try to touch her and Lady never walked up to the dividing gate. Lady is watchful but curious and as soon as they take a step or two away, she moves closer to them, smelling in their direction. She’s interested but doesn’t trust fully just yet. I’ll try to find a video of her walking up to the barn when Ramba was getting her bath. Lady gets very close and just when she is almost close enough to reach out and touch her, decides she’s done.
People often try to hypothesize why she’s so unsure, and the reality is we’ll never know. We don’t know when the last time she saw an elephant was, but we’ve had elephants that have been alone for 4 or 5 decades that have opened up to other elephants right away. She may have been put in situations that led to conflict during her circus days or it could just be a part of her general insecurity. No matter what the reason, she’ll have the time she needs to work through it.
December 5, 2019
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Kelejan says
December 5, 2019 at 8:50 pmShe will get there, eventually. It looks like Ramba is giving her lots of space and not pushing it.
Carol says
December 5, 2019 at 10:14 pmThank you for this update!!!
Paula Levy says
December 6, 2019 at 12:47 amThanks for the update – could they be communicating also at tones we can’t hear? Love seeing how they are all going – we’re all looking for a happy ending ❤️❤️
Sheila says
December 6, 2019 at 4:02 amOH DEAR ❤️?LIL LADY! SHES SO CAUTIOUS⚠️! BUT I THINK SHE WILL SUCCUMB TO CURIOSITY IN TIME! MY GOD TO TELL U SHE WAS A TROUBLEMAKER WAS SURE A BIG LIE?SHES FAR MORE FEARFUL THAN WE ALL EXPECTED?! IM WONDERING IF SHE HAS REALLY EVER BEEN NEAR ANOTHER ELEPHANT??? OR ……
WAS SHE REALLY IN A CIRCUS OR LIKE DEAR ❤️SWEET “NOSEY”? AT TES!❤️SHE WAS HAULED AROUND EASTERN USA TO FAIRS AND PARKING LOT SMALL RIDE CIRCUS TYPE PLACES JUST USED TO DO RIDES FOR SOME EVIL!??OWNER?????? VERY UNKNOWN
Maggie says
December 6, 2019 at 4:51 amBless her heart. She has such a beautiful fuzzy head and a ray of light round her head makes her look even more beautiful.
Michele says
December 6, 2019 at 3:17 pmLove watching all the videos that Scott allows us to see.
Thank you so much.
Carey says
December 7, 2019 at 9:30 amGoodness knows what has happened to her in the past. Slowly slowly…
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