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Tina

Story by Terry I was raised in a very small community, the old saying “blink and you might miss it” was true. When I was 10 years old our family moved to the big city. This would be the first time I ever saw an elephant. It was when the circus…...

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Dulary

Picture: Dulary on the left and Misty on the right Story by Lauren Shortly after I started working at TES, the sanctuary welcomed a new elephant to the herd. Dulary came from the Philadelphia zoo and was a very beloved animal in the city. However, the zoo felt that the Elephant…...

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A temple elephant I didn’t even know

Story by Suz When my friends and colleagues at Global Sanctuary for Elephants approached me to write a piece for their Every Elephant Matters Campaign, my mind immediately skipped over all the elephants I have known and loved intimately, the ones I have laughed and cried with, and instantly went…...

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