Maia

Left profile of Female Asian elephant Bambi. She stands in a green field with the sanctuary treatment barn in the background

A Rainy Afternoon Near the Barn

January 12, 2026

Some days, there’s nothing quite so relaxing as a gentle sanctuary rain. Add to that the sound of elephant ears flapping and, of course, Bambi’s low rumbles, and you’re almost ready for a nap. Here, we’ve caught Bambi, Maia, and Guillermina in a little bit of a drowsy moment. After…...

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Female Asian elephant Guillermina rests her trunk on the middle rung of the habitat fence

Silly Fun at the Water Trough

January 6, 2026

Most of the time, the elephants get their breakfast delivery wherever we find them in the habitat. Sometimes that means they are out in the larger yards and other times they are nearer the barn; it’s generally up to them. When they’re close to the barn, it’s a good time…...

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Female Asian elephants Maia and Bambi stand facing each other. There is a fence in front of and behind them.

Another Little Party With Maia and Bambi

December 30, 2025

VOLUME UP for some vocalizations from Maia.  In the past few weeks, we’ve seen multiple spontaneous parties from Maia and Bambi. You may remember another celebration from just a couple of weeks ago, when the two had such a good time that even Guillermina decided she needed a break (and…...

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Female Asian elephant Maia stands facing right with the back half of elephant Bambi just behind her

A Vocal Party With Maia and Bambi

November 13, 2025

VOLUME UP for lots of vocalizations! Because of how the female Asian habitat is situated, caregivers can often hear the elephants’ vocalizations all the way up the hill at the kitchen and offices. It’s not unusual for the sound of a trumpet or two to make its way across the…...

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Female Asian elephant Rana walks toward the camera. To her right, female Asian elephant Mara looks in the other direction across a fence. Female Asian elephant Guillermina faces Mara from the other side of the fence while female Asian elephant Maia walks to the right out of frame

Five Girls Meet at the Fence

November 11, 2025

It was dinner time and when caregivers headed down toward where Yards 1 and 5 of the Female Asian Habitat meet. They saw five elephants standing near each other, almost looking as though they were standing in the same yard. They weren’t but all five of the Asian elephants were…...

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Female Asian elephants stand from right to left, Bambi, Maia, Guillermina, all underneath a tree canopy

Three Under a Tree: Maia, Bambi, and Guille

November 6, 2025

VOLUME UP for rumbles! Sometimes, the trio of Maia, Bambi, and Guille split up into two groups–Guille on her own and Maia and Bambi together. All three of them are wanderers, but they don’t always want to explore together. Guille seems to know that when her energy starts to ramp…...

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