#the elephant sanctuary

[elephantaday]

Day 742 of posting pictures of elephants.

Source: The Elephant Sanctuary

[orcinus-veterinarius]

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee is a wonderful, amazing place but wow the comments on their social media make me uncomfortable.

[atavist]

A woman, an elephant, and an uncommon love story spanning nearly half a century.

Issue no. 136 — “Sanctuary” by Shannon McCaffrey — is now live at The Atavist.

Here outside the small town of Attapulgus, near quail-hunting plantations and pecan groves, Buckley had built a refuge for elephants. It was the culmination of a nearly lifelong devotion to the world’s largest land animals. But at the moment, Buckley’s refuge lacked any elephants—and one elephant in particular.

There are many kinds of love stories. This one involves a woman and an elephant, and the bond between them spanning nearly 50 years. It involves devotion and betrayal. It also raises difficult questions about the relationship between humans and animals, about control and freedom, about what it means to own another living thing.

The woman in this story is Buckley. The elephant is named Tarra. They met at a tire store in California, and together followed a serpentine path from spectacle to safety: from circus rings to zoo enclosures to a first-of-its-kind sanctuary. But now their bond was being tested. For complex reasons, Buckley had lost custody of Tarra, and just before Michael struck, a jury had deadlocked on whether the two should be reunited. In a few months, the case would go to trial again. If Buckley won, she would bring Tarra home to Attapulgus. If she lost, it was possible she’d never see the elephant again.

The uncertainty was a nightmare. But the fence Buckley built for Tarra had withstood a monstrous storm. This was, she thought, a good omen.

[maureen2musings]

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[dmrwildlife]

Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 14, 2022

[sorchathered]

Today was a dream. Tomorrow I cross over to the second half of my thirties and while I am nervous I am also excited to see what’s to come. 🩷

[charpnatl]

Heva the elephant, it was lovely to meet you at the elephant sanctuary in Jaipur India today.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

🤍🐘🤍

[acespaceacepilot]

for the fifteen hundred posts/tweets i’ve seen about how attractive neil is, we Must include theo solomon in the conversation bc that man is Fine

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Stick with the herd: For the first eight years of their lives, elephants rarely stray 10 meters from their mothers. So what happens when a mother dies from poaching or drought? A study earlier this year says that orphaned elephants who form deep bonds with other young elephants have lower stress than those that didn’t. They fare even better when they stay with family members. (Above, Nat Geo Explorer Amy Vitale photographed bonded orphaned calves in Kenya’s Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.)

[elephantaday]

Day 681 of posting pictures of elephants.

Source: The Elephant Sanctuary

[seaspiritwrites]

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Thank you for the ask, Renee! Here are a few lines from the elephant sanctuary fic. 💜

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“I won’t, doc," he said. "You could accuse a Lannister of being many things, but indecisive isn’t one of them.”

“I don’t know any Lannisters.” 

Jaime bit back a laugh. Another point in her favor. “I guess you’ll just have to take my word for it, in that case.” 

She scowled, and Jaime, perverse as it was, couldn’t help but smile.

[cosmictapestry]

:((((((

[realinfo25]

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A matchup between an elephant and a rhinoceros would be quite the spectacle! Both are massive animals with unique features and strengths.

In terms of sheer size, African elephants are the largest land animals, weighing several tons and standing up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder. Rhinoceroses, on the other hand, are smaller but still formidable, with the largest species, the white rhinoceros, weighing around 2.2 to 3.6 tons.

In a confrontation, the outcome would likely depend on various factors such as the species of elephant (African vs. Asian), the species of rhinoceros (white, black, Indian, etc.), the individuals involved, and the circumstances of the encounter.

Elephants are known for their intelligence, social structure, and formidable strength. Their tusks can be used as weapons, and they have powerful trunks that can push over trees and fend off predators.

Rhinoceroses, while not as agile or intelligent as elephants, possess thick, armor-like skin and formidable horns. Their charge can be incredibly powerful, and they have been known to flip vehicles in confrontations.

[dmrwildlife]

Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 14, 2022

[mapecl-stories]