Maia

Valentine’s Day Treats From You to the Girls

March 7, 2024

A couple of weeks ago, you provided gifts in honor of the elephants here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. Edible markers arrived from the US, and our staff has now had the opportunity to write on and provide the donated produce, adding all of your sweet messages to the extra fruits…...

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Maia in the habitat

Who is Sleeping Deep in Yard 4?

March 6, 2024

While Lady has been in the male Asian yards, the other elephants have been in Yard 4. There’s a spot across the creek in that yard that is gorgeous, but for some reason, the girls don’t go to that frequently. There is a type of red-tipped grass that grows there…...

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Maia, Mara, and Rana Together

February 24, 2024

We are seeing new configurations of elephants spending time together lately. Where once you would frequently see Bambi with only Rana and Mara, now she’s together with Guillermina and Maia more and more often. Maia has emerged as a solid member of the group of five, along with Bambi, Mara,…...

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Mara Finds a Stick

February 22, 2024

Mara and Rana were on a morning walk, possibly looking for a nice green place to graze after post-breakfast treatments and snacks. You can hear Mara squeak gently as she rounds the corner. She comes upon caregiver Tina, who was doing a mid-morning check-in to make sure all was well…...

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Maia and her palm

Maia and Her Palms

February 12, 2024

On this particular day, Mara, Maia, Bambi, Rana, and Guillermina were sharing the two larger yards while Lady stayed close to the barn. It was after dinner and the caregivers had set out a number of large palm leaves that had been trimmed because of a construction project, for the…...

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Maia carrying a stick

Sunday Smile: Maia and Her Stick

February 4, 2024

Maia sometimes likes to chew on things like sticks, which she’ll pick up in the habitat or keep from when she’s eating browse. This week’s Sunday Smile shows her heading out of one yard and into another with a stick in tow. Much like people who might like to chew…...

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