Bambi

Trainer Karissa Guest Post, Bambi’s Adorable Silliness

Karissa, who as we recently mentioned is here for a few weeks, wrote a guest post for us today, and even filmed this lovely video! Enjoy! Nine months. Nine months of no elephants for me—the longest period since my work with elephants began 11 years ago. It was a rough…...

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Bambi Plays in the Rain

Hope you enjoy this video of Bambi playing in the rain while Mara and Rana watch from nearby. They chose not to join in, but that didn’t seem to deter Bambi from having a lovely time. In case you are wondering, that is an elephant-made hole....

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Rainy Season and “Mud Days”

It’s the rainy season, so there is lots of mud everywhere all of the time. There’s been more rain than usual the past few days, and the elephants designated one day as “mud day” (or at least it seemed that way). Bambi and Rana were in the same yard, with…...

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Maia and Her Heavenly Grass

Maia headed back to the barn after spending an inordinate amount of time gorging on the fresh grass across the creek in Yard 5. Bambi was in Yard 1, spending time with Mara and Rana through a fence. The other two were in Yard 2, which does not share a…...

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Mara Heads into Yard 4 and Doesn’t Look Back

As we recently mentioned, after dinner, Mara & Rana have been heading out into Yard 4 for the evening some nights. One recent evening, as Rana and Mara finished eating their supplemental meal (and as Scott prepared Mara’s second dinner), Mara headed out into Yard 4 at a fast pace.…...

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Falling into somewhat of a routine

As we mentioned in yesterday’s post, Rana and Bambi spend time together most mornings while Mara receives additional feedings.  The rest of their day is also falling into somewhat of a routine. Around mid-day each day, Rana goes back into Mara’s space, and they spend the afternoon together, in the vicinity…...

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