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Tarra is carefully selecting the perfect gnat swatter. Gnats are attracted to the moisture around her large eyes, so she has designed her own practical solution: a branch, stem, or leafy twig she can carry and use to keep them away. #Elephant #Elephants
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Carol and the canine crew spending a sunny afternoon with Tarra. #Elephant #Elephants
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Evening grazing in the tall Bahia grass, a favorite feast for Bo, Tarra, and Mundi. Its tough, fibrous blades make it a good grazing grass for elephants, who naturally spend much of their day foraging. #Elephants #Elephant
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Mundi remains completely unfazed by Bo’s scratching antics and keeps right on grazing. #Elephant #Elephants
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The rains down in Georgia finally filled the Migratory Bird Pond, and Bo wasted no time wading through it. #Elephant #Elephants
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Yesterday, on the day Carol was born, the Trio got together under one of their favorite trees, Bo, Tarra, and Mundi choosing to be close. The timing felt especially meaningful, a quiet little birthday nod to Carol from the elephants themselves. #Elephant #Elephants
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Mundi and Bo feast on one of their favorite snacks, fresh bamboo.
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Mundi was enjoying the pond before Friday, and Saturday’s rains brought a good soaking to the Refuge. The ponds, puddles, and wallows got a much-needed refill. #Elephant #Elephants
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Big Bo makes the most of a vanishing puddle. We’re thrilled that the next two days should bring much-needed rain, helping replenish the puddles, ponds, and wallows across the Refuge. #Elephant #Elephants
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Bo and his feathered friends, two mourning doves. Mourning doves don’t follow elephants the way cattle egrets sometimes do, but they benefit from the open habitat and seed-rich ground our elephants help create. #Elephant #Elephants
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Mundi slathers herself in mud at the Migratory Bird Pond, while two feathered friends keep watch nearby. #Elephant #Elephants
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Bark stripping is a natural foraging behavior observed in both African and Asian elephants, though it is especially common in African elephants like Mundi. The inner bark and cambium layer are softer, more nutritious, and often sweeter than the rough outer bark. #Elephant
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Mundi decides Bo’s hay hat is quite big enough already.
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Mundi joins Tarra and Bo for a little trio time beneath the trees. #Elephant #Elephants
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Belly scratches, elephant style! #Elephant #Elephants
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