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Video: Happy International Mud Day!

Believe it or not, there is a special day of each year dedicated to the joy that can be found simply by playing in the mud. Here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, we could never limit that sort of fun to only one day. Our girls love mud baths for cooling off, use mud as sunscreen, and generally just enjoy having fun splashing around. 

In this video, you can see a sleepy Rana eating big bites of hay, while using her trunk to splash around in the mud. Mara joins her and the two of them share happy ear flaps. Rana gives a bit of a trumpet and continues splashing in her puddle, as Mara joins in the fun. It is obvious the mud bath feels good and that naptime is imminent. Bambi walks over to see what Mara is squeaking about, but never joins in the puddle party. You can hear Kat in the video talking to the ladies and laughing at the mess that Rana and Mara are making.

Comments(10)

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    John says
    June 29, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Wow. I really appreciate the up-close videos. They are such fascinating and amazing creatures. I try to imagine what’s going through their minds in this situation….

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    JoAnn Merriman-Eaton says
    June 29, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    CLOSE UP VIDEOS! Love them!! Seeing and hearing these three girls up close. What an absolute treat. Thank you!

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    Tracy says
    June 29, 2021 at 3:31 pm

    Thank you. I just love reading your daily entries. And especially love seeing videos of the girls!!

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    Bill says
    June 29, 2021 at 3:53 pm

    To borrow a line from Cindy Lauper, girl’s just want to have fun.

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    Beji says
    June 29, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    Oh my! Muddy buddies, indeed!

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    Sunny says
    June 29, 2021 at 9:16 pm

    Those three are so lovely 🤗

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    SHEILA says
    June 30, 2021 at 12:37 am

    LOVELY TRIO TODAY! ❤️🐘🐘❤️NICE TO SEE MARA AND RANA TOGETHER MUDDING IT UP!!! I SEE BAMBI SLOWLY SLINKING UP TO MARA AND RANA! I NOTICE HOW MUCH LARGER BAMBIS HEAD AND EARS R THAN MARAS & RANAS👍, YES IM SURE THE LADIES R HAVING A FINE DAY!, MAYBE BAMBI WILL GET MUDDY LATER! LOVED THE MARA TRUMPET IN THE VIDEO😍HOPE THESE SWEETHEARTS HAD A MUDDVELOUS DAY😍😃😀

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    Carol in Vancouver, Canada says
    June 30, 2021 at 1:37 am

    I loved seeing this; is really is heart warming to watch them just… BE. I’m getting pretty good at identifying each of them, without needing ALL the identifiers to know for sure. It feels good, because I really do love them so much. Thank you for sharing with us.

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      Sara says
      June 30, 2021 at 10:50 am

      It takes a little while to learn each girl’s characteristics, but once you get it all worked out you definitely can see their uniqueness. It can be fun to test yourself.

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    Wim says
    June 30, 2021 at 5:41 am

    Wonderful video happy International Mud Day.
    They look awesome really enjoying Sanctuary life.
    Always wonder how they feel in their present existence. 🤗🐘❤️

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