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Veterinarian Kat Blas stands on the left side of a fence, across from Asian elephant Guillermina

EleFact Friday: Why Protected Contact?

September 19, 2025

Many of our supporters know that a big part of sanctuary is honoring the autonomy and boundaries of elephants. For today’s EleFact Friday, we want to speak more about protected contact, what it means, and how it safeguards everyone here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. We’ve mentioned before that many of…...

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The top of female Asian elephant Guillermina's head showing how fuzzy it is

EleFact Friday: The Hair Apparent

September 12, 2025

Last Friday, the EleFact focused on how hair helps an elephant stay cool. We thought it would be interesting to share more about elephant fuzz and exactly how it helps elephants in general. You’ve seen photos of Asian elephants Maia and Guillermina, who have the most obvious furry heads. The…...

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Female African elephant Kenya looks toward the camera while standing behind a bush with her ears out

EleFact Friday: Stay Cool

September 5, 2025

It’s technically winter here in Mato Grosso, but it’s also the dry season, and that means things are hot and arid. Although humans have their own ways of staying cool, today we want to discuss how elephants manage to beat the heat in the warmer months. ...

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Female Asian elephant Mara stands in a green field pulling up grass

EleFact Friday: How Much Energy to Expend?

August 22, 2025

As we’ve discussed before, elephants graze for 15-20 hours each day and can ingest 150 kg (330 lbs) of natural browse during that time. The sanctuary provides sufficient grass, trees, vines, and bushes to sustain all the girls (though we do supplement their food in order to monitor their eating…...

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Bottom of an Asian elephant's foot showing grooves on the pad

EleFact Friday: Looking at Healthy Feet

August 15, 2025

This week, we shared some background information about the treatment plan we’re creating for Kenya’s feet and how we’ll be approaching their care as the days go by. We showed an image of what her feet look like today and had several supporters with questions about what healthy nails and…...

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An African elephant foot standing on dirt substrate

EleFact Friday: A Step Ahead

August 8, 2025

The more that we see Kenya and Pupy move around their habitat, digging, playing in the mud, and pushing around trees, the more obvious it becomes how different the Asian and African species of elephants can be. There are the obvious physical things like the size and shape of their…...

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