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Female African elephants Kenya on the left and Pupy on the right, facing each other while standing in the treatment barn eating snacks

More Pupy and Kenya Interactions

August 19, 2025

Pupy and Kenya are still gradually getting used to each other, and have been sharing neighboring stalls in the barn many mornings, eating breakfast near one another. We want to encourage them to be physically close if they want, showing both elephants that it’s their choice to share space with…...

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Female African elephant Pupy digs a hole next to an automatic water trough

Pupy’s Homemade Mud Wallow

August 18, 2025

Over the past few decades, we as caregivers have learned a lot about African elephants and their preferences, including those involving bodies of water. A few of our followers asked why we only dug one mud wallow in the current female African habitat, and the plan has always been to…...

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Female African elephant Pupy sticks her trunk near the pipe where water emerges to fill the mud wallow

Some Fresh Water for Pupy

August 11, 2025

Most of the ponds and mud wallows at sanctuary are filled year-round with water from a plumbing system. This is to ensure that the elephants have something to play in and hydrate themselves with, even during the dry season. The water comes from two semi-artesian wells on the property, so…...

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Female African elephant Kenya looks to her left while holding a green branch

Kenya Brings a Snack to Dinner

August 7, 2025

Kenya has gone from polite habitat wanderer to adventurous explorer. We’re seeing more and more trees knocked down. She’s discovering her power and embracing her elephant instincts, finding more ways to exercise her body, eat throughout the day, and keep her mind sharp. In this video, Kenya has found her…...

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Female African elephant Pupy walks through brush while swinging her trunk to the left

Treatments With Pupy

August 5, 2025

Just as with Kenya, we are working with Pupy to get her used to a different type of treatment and checkup. She has experience with positive reinforcement training from her years at the ecoparque, but there were some things that her caregivers just couldn’t do because of the way her…...

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Female African elephant Kenya stands at the base of a dirt pile in the African habitat

Kenya’s Dirt Party

August 4, 2025

Periodically, the care team uses a backhoe to pile up dirt and sand for Kenya and Pupy to play in, and Kenya makes a big dent in it, getting in lots of exfoliating in the meantime. She digs into the dirt with her feet and trunk, loosening it up to…...

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