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Maia Delays Eating Her Popsicle

September 2, 2024

It’s been quite warm at the sanctuary lately. On particularly hot days, we will often give the elephants homemade “popsicles,” which are made from Gatorade diluted half with water and cut-up fruit. Rana and Mara loved the treats. Maia and Guille appreciated theirs as well, but Bambi didn’t want hers at all and it ended up on the ground. 

Maia took Bambi’s frozen snack in her nose, but ended up deciding to grab a palm branch as well. She was chewing and chewing the palms and holding her popsicle, which Scott warned her would melt if she didn’t eat it. She held both the branch and the popsicle in her trunk for a little while, then finally ate the palm first. Afterward, she got around to the popsicle and you can hear the satisfying crunch it makes when she bites down on it.

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Comments(6)

  1. REPLY
    Melinda says
    September 2, 2024 at 2:46 pm

    Maybe she’s sensitive to cold in her mouth. I am and don’t like ice, popsicles or anything else really cold.

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    Bonnie says
    September 2, 2024 at 5:44 pm

    Is Bambi feeling ok and the other girls sounds like they love those popsicles

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    Merry says
    September 2, 2024 at 6:12 pm

    When she rolled the popsicle up her trunk I wondered if the cold was an interesting or new feeling.

    Loved the care she took not to drop the popsicle as she tried to figure out how to grasp a palm leaf.

    Wonderful video.

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    Patricia says
    September 3, 2024 at 12:07 am

    Maia, you slay me, doll! And Bambi has her reasons for not wanting the popsicle! We just don’t know what they are. xoxoxoxo

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    Sheila says
    September 3, 2024 at 12:12 am

    SWEET. MAIA .. WAS SAVORING. BAMBIES TREAT. POOR BAMBI. JUST MAYBE COULDNT UNDERSTAND POPSICLE.

    SCOTT CAN U MAKE THE POPSICLES LARGER…ABOUT SIZE OF A SOUP CAN. ? WATERMELLION. ALL KINDS OF FRUITS. Thanks

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    Terry says
    September 7, 2024 at 11:38 am

    Maia probably was waiting for the popsicle to soften up just right!

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