Episode 14

Guida & Maia Part III - Kat & Scott share more stories on Guida & Maia’s development from who they were upon arrival at ESB (Elephant Sanctuary Brazil) and who they really are. Scott recalls how today Maia, after her nightly explorations, falls into her morning-zombie mode, often napping in the treatment chute, though it was initially a place that caused shaking from fear and anxiety. Listening and understanding what Maia was communicating was vital to building up mutual trust. With Guida becoming more confident and not tolerating Maia invading her space, Maia learned that she had to honor Guida’s wishes (and sometimes defer) to Guida; if she wanted to be friends with Guida, she needed to respect her. We talk about how their relationship grew as the development of the yards gave both elephants more space and the opportunity to discover themselves by having room to explore. 

This map of the Female Asian habitat will give you a good overview and help you navigate around the sanctuary when we talk about the different yards. Also, the sizes of football fields may help you gauge the size of the yards in the female Asian habitat: 1) American football field incl. surrounding areas: approx. 1.23 acres & 2) European football (soccer) field between 0.6 - 0.8 acres.

The episode transcript can be found here.

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