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Another Rumble Party

It was yet another rainy morning and the elephants had spent a good bit of time at the mud wallow, which was nice and messy because of the showers. The spirited girls had been vocal all morning and, upon seeing Scott, got excited again. That set off the next in…...

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EleFact Friday: Elephant Vocalizations

It’s EleFact Friday once again and, this week, we are going to explore some of the noises that elephants make and how they make them. Elephants produce a wide variety of sounds, and each can mean different things to different herd members (or humans in sanctuary). The sound many associate…...

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Rana and Mara are Calling to Each Other

Rana and Mara have been plenty vocal lately. They’re calling to each other whenever they have the opportunity, which, these days, seems to be frequent. ...

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The Elephants Like the Tractor

We’ve mentioned before that the elephants get excited when they hear a 4-wheeler headed in their direction; they are hoping that it will be accompanied by food. In this instance, the sound is coming from the tractor. And elephants seem to love the big noise that comes from large machinery.…...

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The Parties Never Stop

We wrote recently about how Mara and Rana are having more and more celebrations, for just about any reason. The same is happening with Maia, Guillermina, and Bambi. When we drive near on the 4-wheelers, we seem to catch them in another party – almost every day. Sometimes they’ll start…...

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A Chatty Bambi and Maia

In the evening after dinner, Bambi came upon some of the hay we spread throughout the habitat to keep the elephants engaged and moving around. Maia was with her, as usual, so the two of them stopped to snack for a few minutes. ...

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