The Sanctuary celebrated Nosey’s birthday over the weekend with a tropical celebration next to the habitat’s sand pile!
She received a special vegan peanut butter and banana cake placed on a bed of banana leaves. While bananas are a favorite, she ate the leaves first before moving onto the cake, hay, and bamboo. Caregivers also set out a pineapple, a white pumpkin (reminiscent of a beach volleyball to fit with the theme), and a small coconut. They later noticed that Nosey left the coconut behind even after putting it in her mouth to give it a try.
Care Staff thought Sissy might attend the enrichment party as well, but she chose to spend her morning in Sleepy Hollow, presenting another example of the autonomy elephants are provided with at The Sanctuary, no matter the day.