People sometimes think elephants are indiscriminate eaters, but that is rarely the case. With the little ‘fingers’ on the end of their trunks, they will pick individual berries from a bush. Elephants like Guida will eat single leaves and sift through saplings for the perfect section of vines.
Rana comes in once a day so we can treat her vulva (an issue she arrived with), and when she does, we offer her a bite to eat. This video shows her technique when it comes to eating banana leaves. Many elephants will strip larger leaves this way, although they will then also eat the stalk.
January 23, 2019
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Comments(4) 
Kelejan says
January 23, 2019 at 6:16 pmI love watching these little incidents with the elephants.
Susan says
January 23, 2019 at 7:52 pmAmazing dexterity! Holding the end with her foot too. Love it!
Sherry says
January 24, 2019 at 5:55 pmI love watching too! Thank you sanctuary for sharing and I am learning a lot!
John says
May 19, 2021 at 7:31 amOh my! This video leaves me wondering – is this instinct or intelligence or both at work? Just beautiful to see Rana do this.
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