Maia

Five Girls Together

What you see in this photo – five elephants spending time together – is happening now more than it has before. (From L to R: Guillermina, Maia, Mara, Bambi, and Rana) The girls often hang out at different times in different configurations, but seeing these five collected in one group…...

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Today’s Global Rumblings Podcast – True Sanctuary

Today’s podcast is on a topic that is not only very close to our hearts but is also something that Scott and Kat discuss on a regular basis. Unfortunately, we live in a time where an organization using ‘sanctuary’ in their name doesn’t mean much of anything. Anyone can co-opt…...

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Five Girls at Weigh-Ins

Since it was time for weigh-ins, we took advantage of the elephants moving between Yards 4 and 5 to bring them into the barn where the scale is. The Powerpuff Girls were the first three through the chute, stopping on the scale momentarily, and then moving into the barn. They…...

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Sunday Smile: Muddy Maia

We don’t often get the opportunity to get photos or videos of Bambi and Maia spending time together, just the two of them. But we were lucky to be able to capture it on this particular afternoon, while they were just hanging out and grazing. For this week’s Sunday Smile,…...

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Maia Joins the Girls in Yard 4

Maia has been doing her usual wandering between Yards 4 and 5 – both spending time on her own and with the others. At one point, Bambi, Mara, Rana, and Guille were all in Yard 4 and so we decided to encourage Maia to shift over with the other elephants…...

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Rana and Maia Get a Bath and a Drink

On one of the days when Rana was roaming Yard 5, she and Maia found themselves across the creek together. They saw Scott, who was more than happy to give them a bath and some fresh water from the hose. Both got a thorough soaking before Maia let him know…...

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