african elephants

Female African elephant Kenya walks straight ahead with her trunk lifted up. There are green bushes on the right

Kenya Seeks More Greenery

November 5, 2025

For those of you who have been thinking about Kenya lately, we want to report that she’s having some really productive and positive days. Her care team is helping her become increasingly comfortable with foot palpation, since she lost confidence in having her feet touched after they became more sensitive.…...

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Right side of Pupy. female African elephant's face

A Visit to Pupy’s Resting Place

November 3, 2025

Volume up to hear from Michele. When an elephant passes away at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, we try to pick a place to lay them to rest that was special for them in their lives or is in a particularly beautiful place that suits their spirit. For Pupy’s final resting place,…...

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Female Asian elephant Bambi stands on the left facing right with her trunk in her mouth. Female Asian elephant Guillermina stands just to her right

Increase Your Elephant Knowledge

October 30, 2025

When writing about elephants, we occasionally use terms that some of our readers may not be familiar with. We thought we’d take some time to explain what they mean, so that perhaps it will help you understand elephant vocabulary a bit more....

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Female African elephant Kenya stands over the mud wallow with the tip of her trunk submerged

To Eat or To Play in the Mud?

October 29, 2025

Kenya is having some lighter moments lately and, though we know she’s still mourning Pupy, she’s doing her best to seek out places and things that bring her comfort. She has quiet times but, in her heart, she’s a joyful elephant and that shines through. In the morning, just as…...

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Female African elephant Kenya stands facing right standing in front of a line of green trees

Kenya’s Journey Forward

October 23, 2025

Kenya’s caregivers check in with her throughout the day. They want to make sure she knows that we’re here to help her as much as we can, but we also try to be sensitive to the times when she walks away or wants to be on her own. It’s totally…...

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Female African elephant Kenya stands facing left behind a sanctuary fence with green trees in the background

A Sweet Rumble From Kenya

October 22, 2025

Many of you have been asking for videos of Kenya, since you know she’s been processing a lot. As you have probably read, sometimes she is a little sensitive to cameras, so we try to be mindful of when we take photos or videos. It may change her mood or…...

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