Maia

Maia and Guillermina’s Roughhousing

July 22, 2024

We’ve heard many rumbles and trumpets lately, coming from all of the elephants. There is an air of celebration – at dinnertime, when reuniting with friends, and centering on random happy moments – throughout the sanctuary lately. The girls have been spirited and the energy feels light and positive. ...

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Guillermina is Gradually More Vocal

July 18, 2024

Prior to when this video was taken, Scott was at the fence doing treatment on Bambi. Then Guille and Maia walked over to Bambi and the three of them had a mini-celebration of their reunion. Guillermina generally joins in with rumbles and trumpets, but lost some of her sillier vocalizations…...

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Very Muddy Elephants

July 16, 2024

We’ve had a recent break in the heat that the caregivers are appreciating when it’s time to clean up elephant dung from the yards. When it’s cooler out, the elephants will sometimes walk around more during the day. In the morning, all five girls were in the yards by the…...

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Maia Finds Bambi After Dinner

July 15, 2024

On this evening, all five elephants were by the pond fence in Yard 4. Things seemed quiet and the mood was calm. Bambi rumbled as Rana and Mara were coming up to the fence where she and Maia were standing side by side. Maia didn’t rumble back, since she was…...

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Mara Splashes With Maia and Guillermina

July 9, 2024

All of the girls have been spread out between Yards 4 and 5, with Rana and Mara pairing up while Maia, Bambi, and Guillermina have been together. But just because they’ve been spending a lot of time in two groups doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy each other’s company. ...

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Maia and Bambi Cross the Creek

July 8, 2024

It was breakfast time and on the way to feed the elephants, we found Maia and Bambi across the creek in Yard 5, so they must have walked over during the evening. We know that Maia likes the back of Yard 5, but Bambi has been hesitant to explore that…...

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