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Mara and Rana Lose Sight of Each Other

June 26, 2025

The Asian elephants have a good understanding of how the yards and fences are laid out in their habitats. They’re used to roaming from one space to another, so they know where the gates are between fenced-in areas. That doesn’t stop them from “losing” each other on occasion. Mara and Rana got separated on different sides of the fence and, for some reason, they temporarily couldn’t seem to figure out how to get to each other. 

The two elephants managed to find one another eventually, which led to some not-entirely-unexpected rumbles and squeaks. Mara moved in close to Rana, lifting her foot in playfulness and then touching her gently on the face with her trunk. In the meantime, Rana’s tail began to stick straight out as she continued her low rumbles. After the excitement had worn off, the two walked off into Yard 5 where they spent the day together, perhaps side-by-side, as they often are. 

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Comments(9)

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    Sue says
    June 26, 2025 at 3:09 pm

    What a lovely video and always enjoy hearing Scott talk to the girls and calm them down. Mara’s sweet little touches and Rana’s happy flappies made my day! It looked like Rana had a little booboo on her front right leg, hope all is ok and hope it wasn’t a mean old bug bite or anything!! ❤️🐘❤️

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      Sara says
      June 26, 2025 at 3:14 pm

      That’s actually something that pops up periodically. Captive elephants can get pressure sores from laying down on hard, unnatural surfaces. So she has a couple of spots that have been there since before sanctuary and we treat them when they show up.

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    Jennifer says
    June 26, 2025 at 3:13 pm

    Their loving bond makes my heart smile ❤️🐘❤️🐘❤️

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    Doe Fowler says
    June 26, 2025 at 6:03 pm

    Cutie Patooties! Cheers to besties all over the world. Peace & love from Florida, USA.

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    Terry says
    June 26, 2025 at 10:07 pm

    Reunited and it feels so good!!!
    The straight out tail is a display of utter joy, I would think?

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    Ellen Jacobs says
    June 27, 2025 at 12:33 am

    So nice to see the ears flapping. I think the low contented rumbles are like a cat’s purring. They get so much from each other.

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    Irene Olson says
    June 29, 2025 at 3:40 pm

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      Sara says
      June 29, 2025 at 4:00 pm

      Someone will be in contact with you soon!

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    Beji says
    June 30, 2025 at 9:57 am

    My goodness, so sweet. I can only hope that elephants are in heaven. They surely are angels on earth.

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