Mara

Mara, Maia, and Rana

Maia is on the left (by herself), Mara is in the middle, Rana is on the right. They have been interacting occasionally along the fence today, but Maia has still not shared space with Mara. Maia seemed a little sleepy, cranky, and disinterested this morning, so we decided it would…...

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Opening Up the Gate for Mara and Rana

Our other catch up video from yesterday is when we opened the gate between Mara and Rana. This was about an hour after the first incidence of them touching through the fence. After that, they walked away a bit and took a short standing nap. When they woke, they got…...

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Mara and Rana’s First Touches

The video is from yesterday, but we had many many requests to see Mara and Rana’s first touches, and also when the gate was opened up between Rana and Mara. We will work on trying to get the other video done today as well. The videos are on the long…...

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Sunday Morning With Mara and Rana

Good morning. It’s a nice lazy, sleepy morning with Rana and Mara. After a night of chatter and touching the girls could use a nap.  😉 Everyone is doing well at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil and the plan is to let Maia into an adjoining yard later today. There will be a…...

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Rana Expresses Her Joy to Mara

Volume up but maybe not too loud. 😉 OK, so here is the first of the videos that Scott promised you. I will preface this again with- this is not aggression; this is a level of joy that is so intense Rana does not know how to process it. I…...

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An Exciting Morning With Mara and Rana

This morning we let Rana into Yard 2 so that she could have access to half of the barn. Mara had access to Yard 1 and the other half of the barn. When both of them were in the barn (still separated by a gate and fencing), there was a…...

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