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We frequently get asked questions about whether the elephants here at sanctuary ask for affection – which they do at times – and how close we generally stay from the girls to get photographs. For this week’s EleFact Friday, we’ll talk about how close we get to the elephants and…...
EleFact Friday: Informative Scent Trails
For this week’s EleFact, we’ll look at something that might be unexpected: elephant dung. You might be surprised to find out how much can actually be determined by examining waste. Today we’ll be focusing on something researchers have been studying for the last few years: how elephants gain information from…...
EleFact Friday: Captivity and the Brain
We’ve seen firsthand the impact that most captive environments have on elephants; it can cause them to exhibit stereotypical behaviors, encourage obesity and arthritis, contribute to early deaths of adults and babies, and lead to dozens of other negative consequences. After decades of studying the brains of elephants and other…...
EleFact Friday: Recognizing Pain
As we’ve been updating you on Lady’s health issues, we’ve received some questions about how we monitor her level of pain as her osteomyelitis progresses. It’s a challenge in animal healthcare to determine pain levels in a patient who can’t describe where something hurts and how much it hurts. So…...
EleFact Friday: Body Awareness in Elephants
In a previous EleFact, we discussed the idea that elephants are self-aware and potentially have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror. This week, we’ll take that idea a step further by examining the ability of elephants to have body awareness, or an understanding of their place in an…...
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