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Rana Steals From Bambi

February 20, 2021

Rana will sometimes “share” Mara’s food, but in a very respectful way.  When we hand something to Mara that she doesn’t want, she will hand it back to us or drop it.  Sometimes, once she’s done eating the “good stuff,” Mara will go back and eat the food she dropped.…...

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Mara Trading Up

February 2, 2021

Mara likes to trade, and we’ve shared videos of her trading before. She usually trades objects (sticks, empty buckets, banana peels) for fruit. It’s adorable and endearing....

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Three eles grazing

Mara, Rana, and Bambi Graze Together

January 25, 2021

Recently, when we check on the girls at lunchtime, Mara has been in the pond in Yard 4. She’s been enjoying the pond in general lately, and it’s great to see her take advantage of everything sanctuary has to offer....

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Maia grazing

Maia and Her Beloved Grazing

January 24, 2021

Maia has settled into the area across the creek in Yard 5. As you can see in our recent photos, we are at the point in the rainy season where all the grass here is stunning, tall, and lush. Despite most captive elephants not having access to grazing for decades,…...

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Macaws in pequi tree

Macaws Vocalize in a Pequi Fruit Tree

January 18, 2021

When we try to film the elephants vocalizing, they frequently stop vocalizing. As soon as we put away our phones or video camera, they start back up again. We think the macaws are taking lessons from the elephants (or did the elephants learn it from the macaws?). This pequi tree…...

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Mara picky eater

Mara the Picky Eater

January 4, 2021

Mara has been a very selective eater for a long time. We aren’t sure when it began, but she was quite picky when she arrived. With her recent intermittent appetite, figuring out what Mara will eat each day is a bit of a full-time job. For example, just in terms…...

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