Maia

Some Affection for Guillermina

October 8, 2024

Guillermina has been giving and getting some extra affection from Maia and Bambi recently. This video shows one of the ways she gets sweet by rubbing  her head on Maia, who responds in turn. A little later, Guille went to stand alongside Bambi, and the two were touching each other’s…...

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Sunday Smile: Maia’s Artistic Spray

October 6, 2024

It’s well known how much Maia (sometimes called our “pond blob”) loves the water. She will spend many sleepy hours in the pond or mud wallow. For this week’s Sunday Smile, we get a photo of Maia, wearing her finest hay shawl, spraying water in nearly a perfect circle. Happy…...

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Maia and Bambi Get Muddy

September 23, 2024

At breakfast time, Maia, Bambi, and Guillermina were together, as usual. After breakfast, the caregivers go and do other things while the elephants savor their meal. Then they come back to do Bambi’s eye treatments. This week, by the time we got back to check on Bambi, she and Maia…...

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Three Silly Girls

September 21, 2024

Maia, Bambi, and Guillermina – like their sisters Rana and Mara – have been having a great time with vocalizations lately. Guille, in particular, has been very silly. She does a little head wiggle when she’s extra excited and feeling playful. ...

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The Elephants Like the Tractor

September 12, 2024

We’ve mentioned before that the elephants get excited when they hear a 4-wheeler headed in their direction; they are hoping that it will be accompanied by food. In this instance, the sound is coming from the tractor. And elephants seem to love the big noise that comes from large machinery.…...

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Maia Delays Eating Her Popsicle

September 2, 2024

It’s been quite warm at the sanctuary lately. On particularly hot days, we will often give the elephants homemade “popsicles,” which are made from Gatorade diluted half with water and cut-up fruit. Rana and Mara loved the treats. Maia and Guille appreciated theirs as well, but Bambi didn’t want hers…...

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