Maia

Mud Wallows are Popular This Season

The mud wallows have been a big hit so far this year. Since the dry season began, the elephants have been making the most of getting wet and dirty lately. We have to fill the wallows in manually, since there’s no rain to do the job for us. We have…...

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Scott and the Ladies at Sunset

As Scott narrates in the video, on this evening all five elephants had dinner near one another. Rana and Mara were together and joined by Maia; Guillermina and Bambi were eating nearby, with Guille helping Bambi make sure there were no scraps left from her meal. ...

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Guillermina, Bambi, and Maia Along the Fence Line

Here we get a close look at the lovely faces of Guillermina, Bambi, and Maia as they stand along the fence line after dinner. Guillermina is there to check for scraps from her neighbors’ piles, as well as to get some good quality time with her friends. You can see…...

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Everyone is Very Vocal

Right now, we have a very vocal group of elephants at sanctuary. There has been so much chatting going on, mostly between the two groups of girls: Mara and Rana and then Maia and Bambi – with plenty of Guillermina in there for good measure. She seems to have a…...

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Mara Comes Near Bambi

We talked yesterday about Bambi’s hesitancy to spend time around Mara. In this clip, we see a little bit of what that looks like. Bambi is standing right next to Maia as Guillermina gets a drink from the water container. Mara approaches Bambi on her right, which is the side…...

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Five Girls Along the Fence Line

As Scott explains in this video, it had been a while since all five elephants had shared close quarters with one another. But on this afternoon, they had been together for nearly the entire day. It’s possible that the dynamics that continue to evolve have taken yet another turn. The…...

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