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Tuesday, 21 February 2023 - Spent the whole day at the Kanta Elephant Sanctuary feeding, bathing, and walking with the elephants, feeding them sugarcane and bamboo shoots, helping mix their medicine, getting up close with the gentle giants, and ending the day watching Old World Black-crowned Night-Herons swoop about at dinner.

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The only downside was the "uniforms" so we would not get our clothes dirty while we took care of the pachyderms.
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Virginia Ann feeding sugarcane to the elephant - they take it from your hand with their trunk.
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Cal petting and talking to an elephant.
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Virginia Ann feeding a bamboo shoot to an elephant.
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Virginia Ann feeding a female elephant - there were four elephants, all were female.
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Virginia Ann and Cal feeding an elephant.
Cal feeding an elephant.
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How many bamboo shoots can a single elephant eat - a lot!!
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An elephant splashing a little water on herself.
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One of the big girls ambles along.
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Virginia Ann and Cal mixing up the elephant's medicine. Cooked rice mixed with vitamins.
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The medicine was rolled into small balls and then had to be placed on the elephant's tongue.
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Virginia Ann enjoying the time with the elephants.
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Cal photographing Virginia Ann and elephants.
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Out of food but the elephants do not believe Virginia Ann.
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Virginia Ann talks to the elephant while she feeds the big animal.
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Virginia Ann tries to explain that she is out of food to two big girls.
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Cal bathing an elephant.
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Posing with a pachyderm. Virginia Ann and Cal with big smiles on their faces.
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Posing with several pachyderms - it was a fun day getting to know the elephants and to be so close to them.
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While eating dinner we watched several Old World Black-crowned Night-Herons swooping about.
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