elephant health

You Ask, We Answer: Why Do Ongoing Training?

August 5, 2021

After a recent video showing a curious Lady watching one of Mara’s post-dinner training sessions, we had a few questions about why we continue training sessions with elephants after they have been here for quite some time. The answer is simple, but important: to provide essential medical care for them. ...

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Lady’s Eye – The Window to Her Healing

July 10, 2021

After one of Lady’s recent wanderings in Yard 5, she came down for breakfast and we noticed she had a little poke in her eye. This isn’t uncommon, since the elephants walk through trees and bushes and all sorts of brush in the habitat. Caregivers almost immediately notice this type…...

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Our Medical Care Approach

June 27, 2021

Elephants who arrive here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil are rarely in the best of health. After decades of work with elephants, we practice an approach to their medical care that attempts to take every aspect of their well-being into consideration. All of our animal residents (elephants, rescue and release, even…...

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EleFact Friday: Elephants Truly Have Big Hearts

June 18, 2021

Happy EleFACT Friday. Although elephants’ physical size towers over many other species, the internal organs are proportionally no bigger than those of many other mammals. However, the heart in particular is surprisingly large and can vary in size depending on the elephant’s age and weight. The average weight for an…...

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A Health Check-Up With Rana

June 16, 2021

None of the elephants at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil came to us in perfect health, but we have seen each of them heal in so many ways since their arrival. Rana is now in good health for her age, but she has some smaller, lingering issues that still need attention....

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Trish and Mateus Learn From Each Other

May 31, 2021

Part of the benefit of having our US elephant veterinarian and consultant, Doctor Trish, on site is that Mateus has someone to watch and work alongside. But having them spend time together is as much for her benefit as it is for his. While Trish specializes in elephant medicine, she…...

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