vocalizing

VOLUME UP! Bambi, Maia, and Guillermina spent the evening in one of their favorite spots in Yard 5. Before breakfast, we encouraged them to move into Yard 1, closer to the barn, so that caregivers could give Yard 5 a good cleaning. (Yes, caregiving means a lot of poop pick-up!)…...

VOLUME UP! On a recent evening after dinner, Guille had finished her meal before Maia and Bambi, so she came to the fence near where Kat was standing, seeming to seek out some affection. Most of the time she doesn’t look for attention from humans, and it feels as though…...

After meals–and sometimes in the middle of a meal–some of the elephants, often Maia and Guillermina, have been known to fall asleep. Sometimes their standing naps are for just a minute or two, but they can last for several minutes, depending on what’s going on around them and who they…...