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EleFact Friday: Ancient Elephant Relatives

Happy EleFACT Friday! We’re going to take a look back in history today as we examine some recent elephant news that has been circulating. Last week, news broke of paleontologists from the Florida Museum of Natural History uncovering a graveyard of gomphotheres, which are extinct relatives of elephants dating back…...

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EleFact Friday: More Weather Info

The dry season has arrived at the sanctuary and temperatures are fluctuating, which some of you may also be experiencing at home. For today’s EleFACT, we want to talk a bit more about what happens to elephants in the wild as seasons change. ...

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EleFact Friday: Weather or Not…

It’s heating up at sanctuary as the dry season creeps in and some of you at home may be experiencing some warmer temperatures as well. For today’s EleFACT, we want to take a look at how abnormally warm temperatures can affect elephants around the world. ...

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EleFact Friday: More on Teeth

Earlier this week, we shared a video of Guillermina getting a dental exam that showed a pretty decent look at her teeth (and her tongue). We received quite a few questions about elephant teeth since then, and we have shared about teeth before in previous EleFACTS, but today we wanted…...

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EleFact Friday: To Peel or Not to Peel?

You may have seen mention of a study recently about an elephant’s ability to peel bananas. Our very own Mara was mentioned in the article with a link to a video of her doing the same, as an example of intellect and dexterity. For today’s EleFACT, we want to share…...

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EleFact Friday: Healthy Elephant Backs

If you are a longtime follower of Global Sanctuary for Elephants, or just a supporter of elephants in general, you are probably aware of the concept of elephant tourism. More specifically, you are probably familiar with (and disheartened by) the idea that elephants should be used to give leisure rides…...

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