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Female Asian elephant Rana looks directly at the camera. Her trunk is light pink and spotted in contrast to her brown body

It’s Rana’s 7th Re-birthday!

December 21, 2025

We’re still thinking about Kenya today, but we also have the chance to celebrate one of our longest residents and our oldest elephants, Rana. When we met Rana in 2018, she was living in a combination zoo/hotel/waterpark on the Brazilian coast. Her enclosure was on top of a hill, in…...

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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 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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Female Asian elephant Bambi walks left while standing in front of female Asian elephant Rana. Both are walking left surrounded by green trees

EleFact Friday: The Elephants and Rainy Season

October 24, 2025

VOLUME UP for vocalizations. Recently, you may have seen a video on some of our social media channels that showed a driving storm at the sanctuary. We’ve officially reached the beginning of the rainy season, which means that everyone (caregivers included) is going to be wet for several months. Our…...

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Female African elephant Kenya stands facing left behind a sanctuary fence with green trees in the background

A Sweet Rumble From Kenya

October 22, 2025

Many of you have been asking for videos of Kenya, since you know she’s been processing a lot. As you have probably read, sometimes she is a little sensitive to cameras, so we try to be mindful of when we take photos or videos. It may change her mood or…...

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Female Asian elephant Maia stands next to female Asian elephant Bambi as they walk toward the habitat fence

Guille Starts the Morning With a Party

October 8, 2025

VOLUME UP for an elephant party! Maia, Guillermina, and Bambi eat together almost every meal. You’ve probably seen many videos of them greeting the day together in a very silly, vocal way. A lot of times, Maia will start with some trumpets while Bambi rumbles, and then Guille will offer…...

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