african elephants

African elephant Pupy walking through a wooded area

Pupy is Creating Pathways

May 14, 2025

It was nighttime and we went to the barn to give Pupy her evening meal. She headed toward the barn from out in Yard 3 when she heard us, so we decided to quickly pack her food up and drive out to where she was coming from. We’d rather encourage…...

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Pupy Reclines in the Mud Wallow

May 1, 2025

Last week, we showed a video of Pupy enjoying the mud wallow for the first time. It was a special moment, since so many of us were looking forward to watching when she finally stepped into the soft and squishy mud. Since then, she has spent more time there, but…...

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Taste Testing the Trees

April 30, 2025

As the days go by, Pupy is becoming more at home at sanctuary. We’ve watched her step further and further into the mud wallow, but she hasn’t fully gone in yet. She is playing there more and roughing up some of the clay at the bottom. This morning, Kat discovered…...

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Dinner Update With Scott and Pupy

April 29, 2025

Scott did a live update with Pupy this afternoon. She is happily eating her dinner in the warm evening sun after another day of peaceful sanctuary life. She continues to do exceptionally well! Thank you to everyone who has welcomed Pupy into sanctuary life by sending her the fresh food…...

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Pupy’s African Elephant Trunk

April 28, 2025

Adding Pupy to the mix of our daily routines has brought an interesting new energy to the sanctuary, one that will continue to evolve as Pupy gets more comfortable. She’s relaxing into sanctuary and we love seeing her “firsts,” but it will eventually be healthy for her to have a…...

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Sunday Smile: A Bite of Watermelon

April 27, 2025

Do you get the “Sunday Scaries”? We’re here to help with another Sunday Smile. Like all of the other elephants, Pupy loves watermelon. It’s a near-universal thing among elephants; we’ve almost never met one that didn’t love it. When she was working up the confidence to come out of her…...

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