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Sunday Smile: Rana’s Rump

November 23, 2025

The backside of Asian elephant Rana as she stands facing a fence. Her tail is swaying to the left

Every elephant’s tail is just a little different from their neighbor’s. The girls here at sanctuary display a range of lengths, widths, and hairiness, and it’s one of the features you can use to identify the Asian elephants from one another; Guille is well known for having the hairiest tail and Maia has the shortest. This Sunday Smile highlights Rana’s built-in fly swatter, which falls right about in the middle of the herd–longer than Maia’s and (somewhat surprisingly) growing more hair all the time!

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Comments(6)

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    Barbara L Smith says
    November 23, 2025 at 2:38 pm

    Don’t you think I’m cute? Yes you are Rana.❤️

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    Ada says
    November 23, 2025 at 4:15 pm

    The more hair, the better swatting🙂‍↕️🥰

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    Zoi Flores says
    November 23, 2025 at 4:19 pm

    Happy to learn my precious Rana’s tail is growing more hair as I guess to remember all the girls, except Guille & Pocha, arrived without that nice “pony tail”

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    Terry says
    November 23, 2025 at 7:47 pm

    Gotta love that Rana butt, ummm, and tail!!!!

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    Bonnie says
    November 23, 2025 at 9:30 pm

    She’s a cutie even her rump

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    Johnny says
    November 24, 2025 at 8:39 am

    I’m assuming Rana signed a release allowing you to photograph her rump. 😎 🐘

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