Lady

Lady’s Steps of Hope Part III: Emotions

Lady is a strong elephant, both physically and emotionally. Her feet have been in terrible condition for a long time, yet she pushes through it. This is something we have seen in other elephants as well, but it always takes us back a bit. Through a lifetime of being in…...

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Lady’s Steps of Hope Part II: Trimming Her Front Feet

  FIRST HURDLE  CLEARED (HER BACK FEET).  ON TO HER FRONT FEET. The first tremendous hurdle had been cleared; Lady allowed us to begin working on her back feet. We got some substantial work done over the course of a week, so it was time to take the next step-…...

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The Question of Love Part I: Rana

After last week’s post about Lady’s emotional growth, a few of you wondered if Maia and Rana love their humans. It’s an excellent question & we felt the answers deserve separate posts. We will talk about Rana today and Maia on Thursday! Love is a strange and complex emotion that…...

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Lady’s Steps of Hope Part I: Trimming Her Back Feet

It’s hard to know where to start when talking about Lady. When you acknowledge an elephants’ individuality, all elephants are complex, yet some are a little ‘harder’ than others. Lady is amazing, she gives you this wide eyes, crooked smile look, and you can’t help but melt. She’s silly and…...

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Lady Chooses Both

Sometimes, life is hard. Other times, life is easy. Sometimes, even when life is easy, you’re faced with hard decisions – like, should I graze or should I enjoy a bath? Thankfully, here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, that’s a choice the elephants don’t need to make. Enjoy this video of…...

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Grateful for Her Growth. Every Single Day.

We’ve briefly mentioned it a few times, but we wanted to dedicate an entire post to Lady’s emotional growth. Talking about emotional milestones are different because they are not tangible wins. Something like touching Lady’s foot for the first time, or her learning a new behavior, is a precise moment.…...

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