Maia

Maia and Her Rainbow

Maia and her rainbow There’s so much to love about this safe and magnificent space that is Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. Sometimes it’s the perfectly colored blue skies speckled with little fluffy clouds, the million shades of green that burst during the rainy season, that you can’t hear a single sound…...

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Our Two Pink Ladies

It is our two pink ladies, Maia is on the left, Rana is on the right. To be fair, Maia was a little cleaner that Rana, so she’s a touch pinker. They end up being about the same shade when both are equally as clean. This morning, Rana was taking…...

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Drone View of the Female Asian Habitat

  Most swimming photos and videos are of the girls in the ‘pond in 4’, pond Beleza Na Vida. We do have a second manmade pond in the female Asian habitat, and this is it. There isn’t usually video to share because on the left is a giant dirt pile…...

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Alternating Time With Each Other

We are a bit overdue for a Maia photo, so here is the lovely lady. The girls are doing very well and still seem to appreciate alternating time with each other. One day Maia and Rana will spend a lot of time together, and then Maia will find Guida at…...

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Adventures With Guida

  For those who didn’t know of Guida before her arrival at the sanctuary, she was frail in appearance, about 1000 lbs underweight and spent 98% of her day stereotyping. This is Guida now. Maia is a bit of a tank, but Guida can hold her own. These girls don’t…...

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All 3 Ladies Spending Time Together

When all three ladies spend time together, in the past it has been in the yards closest to the barn. Usually under different favorite trees of theirs. Lately, we have been finding the three of them or Rana and one of the other ladies, together out in the far reaches…...

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