african elephants

Female African elephant Kenya stands looking forward with a small square of alfalfa hay on her head

Sunday Smile: Kenya’s Stylish Headwear

September 21, 2025

For years, we’ve been sharing photos of some of the Asian elephants sporting fashionable accessories in the form of hay hats. Maia, and Guillermina are known to toss hay all over themselves (as did Lady back in her day) and wear their hay often and proudly. They might put hay…...

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Female African elephant Pupy stands in the distance surrounded by trees, looking over the mud wallow in the habitat

There’s No Rush For Food

September 17, 2025

For many of the elephants at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, the sound of a nearby motor suggests that a food delivery is coming. The Asian elephants are used to the daily schedule and don’t always run toward the 4-wheeler when they hear it heading their way. They know that, no matter…...

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Female African elephant Kenya faces forward while receiving a hose bath

Kenya Gets a Bath

September 16, 2025

At the ecoparque, Kenya wasn’t a big fan of baths, but we’re encouraging her to try them more often–and she’s being very receptive. We give her a gentle stream of water to cool her off and she relaxes and seems to enjoy it. The plan is to get her used…...

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African elephant Pupy walks down a cleared path surrounded by trees. A single felled tree is on the right.

Pupy’s Confident Walk

September 15, 2025

It was breakfast and, once again, caregivers fed Pupy and Kenya in adjoining stalls in the barn. Pupy has her undecided moments where she still seems to be analyzing Kenya’s behaviors, but she also has moments when she’s on her own and appears confident as can be. This is a…...

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Female African elephant Kenya stands facing left with her trunk extended

Kenya’s Tender Feet

September 11, 2025

We’ve noticed recently that Kenya has been favoring her right front foot. She had been periodically shifting weight between her front feet, but we recently noticed her keeping weight off of the right more than the left. She has recently also started to shift the way she places weight on…...

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Closeup of tusk of Kenya, female African elephant

A Close Look at Kenya’s Tusk

September 8, 2025

It’s easy to tell the difference between Pupy and Kenya, since Pupy has two tusks and Kenya only has one that is visible. But you may not notice, because it’s not immediately obvious, that Kenya’s right tusk actually grows improperly. As Scott shows in this video, it appears that at…...

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