Our Elephants in 2010

Happy New Year! As 2010 comes to a close we celebrate with you another year of caring for the Sanctuary's elephants. It is our heartfelt wish that 2011 brings nothing but good to you and yours. Thank you for being the friends who never forget!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• elephant
• sanctuary
• tarra
• bella
• shirley
• winkie
• sissy
• dulary
• misty
• minnie
• lottie
• debbie
• ronnie
• billie
• frieda
• liz

[veggiewarriors]

Where do you guys find such amazing music?

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@veggiewarriors The Sanctuary uses only licensed stock music, and it is fortunate that there are many talented composers out there who lend their libraries for use in videos, television and films.

[sohcsarewicked]

Hi scary i saw cnn then i saw the webcam message , In like a emergency like a tornado do they just come back on their own? Also if you do have to get them back in a hurry how would you do that ? Would they follow you back on the 4 wheeler? They would know you are telling to come back to the barn in a hurry? Well OK be safe.

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@sohcsarewicked During storms the elephants choose where they want to be. Most prefer to take cover in the woods. At the Sanctuary we do not "hurry" an elephant--she chooses her own pace. If caregivers want to encourage an elephant to come back to the barn (i.e. freezing temps in forecast) or lead them to another pasture, they will usually willingly follow a 4-wheeler with treats.

[equarg]

How many elephants could you say your sanctuary support total? (African and Asian).

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@equarg We currently have 14 elephants living at the Sanctuary, with enough barn space to provide housing for at least 25 elephants. The Sanctuary would be able to care for 100 elephants on the current 2,700 acres, with additional barn space added.

[znkp]

Why is that white elephant so small in size? It does not have a trunk either.

[maryea46]

I wish Dulary, Sissy and Misty all the best in regaining their good health soon.

[japitt1019]

I am VERY happy to see Flora. I loved the tv special & I hope she is doing well.

[singularwave]

There were two native species of elephants in TN until 11,000 years ago, which is pretty recent ecologically speaking. Do any paleobiologist ever come to your sanctuary to study the way the sanctuary's elephants interact with the landscape for clues to how mammoths may have fit into the ecosystem?

[tamithomas]

why must i cry everytime i see this. i found out a friend of mine works with elephants in tennesse :)

[SAImmobilien]

thanks for this

[sohcsarewicked]

Just wanted to say good luck scott! Oh I love when you talk about all the "little things" in the updates...I want to know everything and anything and its so exciting read the updates, I love reading about where they wonder off too and the treats! its not trivial at all to me :)

[creativeforce11]

Beautiful - Elephants natures masterpiece.

[sohcsarewicked]

Hi get well Dulary and Sissy :)

[Twilighter9829]

i LOVE this video