Dulary & Misty's First Swim

On July 5, 2008, best friends Misty and Dulary finally went swimming in Dulary's Pond! For nearly a year they had been walking past this cool body of water (was it a mirage?), but on this hot summer day, Dulary suddenly stopped, looked down at the water, and then ran into the pond, splashing side to side with her trunk. Hearing the commotion, Misty looked down from the top of the hill and immediately joined her sister playing in the water. This was also the first time Misty had gone swimming since arriving at the Sanctuary several years earlier.

Caregivers grabbed the video camera and captured this rare glimpse of Dulary and Misty's very first swim together at The Elephant Sanctuary. After this, they returned to the pond to swim nearly every day. For more information about Dulary and Misty, please visit http://www.elephants.com.

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Pets & Animals

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• The Elephant Sanctuary
• Dulary
• Misty
• Pond

[janejane777able]

Where is this elephant heaven? Where in Tennessee?

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@janejane777able We are located in Hohenwald, Tennessee, about 85 miles south of Nashville.

[TheLeilisa]

Does swimming regularly make you grow taller?

[elephantsanctuarytn]

@TheLeilisa Not aware of any evidence or research in elephants that supports this. The elephants at the Sanctuary mostly wade and float in the water--many of the ponds they prefer to use are shallow enough to stand in. Tarra is the only elephant we have witnessed who has actually gone "swimming" in some of the deeper areas of the lake.

[naturelover1969]

Every elephant should have a pond! what a wonderful heatwarmning video! God Bless these beautiful animals!

[ananya7ananya]

I LOVE THEM,

GOD BLESS!

[Keith5Cats2]

The chance to just be elephants! can't beat that :)

[KrystyneY]

I love the way Misty just lays there with the tip of her trunk peeking up for air, while Dulary gets all the "good" mud!

[1angelwatcher]

How can one watch this and not smile and laugh? You can feel their delight, playfulness and joy, like little kids in a wading pool on a hot summer day. And their friendship? We should all be so lucky to have one as close, loving, and protective as these elephants get to one another. God bless The Tennessee Sanctuary.

[reubensrose]

Whoever made this pond did a great deed. There could be no better reward than watching our baby girls enjoying the cool water!!! Total peace and contentment!

[spongiebungie]

what must that frog be thinking'..pink..elephants ?!?!?'

[katana489]

@freedatravel and i c she loves trying out her snorkel, she never gets up at all! they really love that pond.:)