Shirley & Tarra's Trumpeting Party

Shirley was in a really good mood in the barn one afternoon and her infectious trumpeting got Tarra going, too. (Warning--you may need to adjust your volume down a bit!) Such happy Girls! For more information about the Elephant Sanctuary, please visit http://www.elephants.com

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Pets & Animals

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• Elephant
• Sanctuary
• Shirley
• Tarra
• Trumpet
• Play

[veggiewarriors]

Has Tarra been "barking" ever since she met Bella or has she always made barking sounds even before?

I sometimes think Tarra is beginning to think of herself as a dog!

I never knew Shirley was so vocal. Her eyes are so deep and tell their own story......

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@veggiewarriors Tarra has always barked like this. While it is her most common "speak," she actually makes many different vocalizations. Be sure to watch our YouTube video of "Tarra Talking & Playing"

[ljbain5]

Where does Bella stay when Tarras in the barn with the other Divas?

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@ljbain5 Tarra lives with the "Founding Herd" in New Asia (Divas are on the other side of the property in Q-Barn) When Tarra is indoors, Bella sleeps on her own special orthopedic bed outside Tarra's stall. YouTube doesn't allow us to post links in this comment area, but you can see a photo of Bella on her bed in our November 22, 2010 Ele-Notes on our website.

[reubensrose]

are the elephants trumpeting through their trunks or their mouths???? very interesting. Since I think their trunks are like our noses, how do they do that?

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@reubensrose An elephant's trumpet is through their trunk/nose, while their grunting and rumbling sounds come out of their mouth.

[LoveStormyNights]

My pets didn't care for this too much, but I loveeee it!!! It's great to see them so happy, they deserve all the happiness in the world ♥

[bookishfilly]

Now those are two, happy girls! Such beautiful music!

[1big11little1]

I loved this silly elephant play video. When Shirley trumpeted into Tarra's mouth, I think she was trying to teach her to trumpet instead of bark. LOL.

[nannadanna]

i cannot get over how Shirley has seemingly grown younger. She looks so happy and younger now. Says so much for what the Sanctuary is doing for these elephants, and what these elephants are doing for each other. Watch and Learn, People!

[yougottabekiddiing]

I think they were having fun hearing their own echoes! lol!

[aliciab27]

I love everything you are doing for these profoundly amazing creatures. My goal in life is to own my own rescue sanctuary. Simply amazing! Angels on Earth! Thank you! I used the famous video of Terra & Bella to pull at the heart strings in my Speech class to help my fellow students to more understand the emotional complexity & steer clear of anything using eles for human benefit

[Graycebird]

I swear they look like they are smiling! Thank you for giving these majestic goddesses a safe place to have fun and be an elephant.