I've made this point before: it's been cold and miserable in Toronto for FIVE solid months. Our worst winter in half a century. That's what the three girls missed. Instead they're living the good life in California. Better late than never. Thanks, PAWS!!!
I live in California and have visited the sanctuary. It IS heaven for elephants, really a paradise. Thank you PAWS, and the remarkably generous Mr. Bob Barker.
I saw these elephants at the Metro Zoo in Toronto. The move to California was big news here. I remember seeing the sanctuary on the 6:00 news and feeling happy for them.
Thanks PAWS ..Up here in Canada we are still grateful for you taking our Elephants and giving them such a wonderful home, in a warm and natural enviornment, and thanks for the updates ...
freewheeler88 so, with all these videos in TaiLand with I think her name is Lek. Why wouldn't African Elephants be moved there? There are larger herds, people if the WANT to socialize with them and so on. Check out them, well elephants freed after 80 years in slavery. An elephant is kind of an elephant aren't they? And maybe African elephants would have a better life style and from Africa avoid freaking poachers. I want to know why African and Indian elephants, except for specific instances are made into one community. Thanks Deb
Oh, to be an elephant in a lagoon! Thank you for saving these girls and may we all continue working together to get all animals out of slavery. xoxoxoxo
I visited PAWS this past February and that lagoon was bone dry. I got to see Thika exploring this same area, but I'm so happy to see how she enjoys the lagoon with actual water in it! What PAWS does for these elephants is so wonderful. If you're ever in Northern California, take the time to attend a PAWS event so you can see firsthand what a special place it is.
Tears of joy for Thika!! OH, she looks so happy, doing what elephants are supposed to do! Love her spraying herself with water, oh YEAH that feels good! :) We're still in winter here in Toronto, so glad Thika is where she belongs!! THANK YOU, PAWS! Thank you, Bob Barker!!
Wonderful pictures of happiness with Thika enjoying the lagoon and exploring all around...She feels at home and in safe conditions so she explores more and more!
So good to she this beautiful elephant enjoying the pleasures of being in nature, sun water and space to roam. Thank you to all who care for these wonderful elephants.
I am SO happy that these 3 suffering Toronto eles came to PAWS. Be Happy Toronto citizens that your elephants are SO happy enjoying the 88 acres of the closest thing to Africa AND the company of the elephants. I look forward to coming and seeing you this summer!!
Simply beautiful Thank You PAWS for your service of these precious beasts! Great job!!!
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I can’t tell you how much l have enjoyed watching these lovely elephants enjoying the freedom to simply do what elephants do. Bless you all for what you do ❤️
This is why I never go to zoo's or circuses. Never took my kids. Thank u Paws for all u do. And on a funny note that's what my grandkids call me and spell it that way to. Paw....love it
You could tell she didn’t she couldn’t believe it she went in she came out and she say I can go in and nobody’s telling me what to do “here I go again whee”remembering how it should be sooo beautiful makes us very happy thank you Paws And MrBarker a true lover of animals I love these beautiful creaturesTo see them happy makes me happy thank you God bless y’all 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ELEPHANT SANCTUARY!!!😄💜🙏...HOWEVER, SHE LOOKS LONELY TO ME!!!😢 ...BUT WHERE'S HER HERD FAMILY???🐘🐘...AND WHAT HAPPENED TO HER TAIL HAIRS???😧...I AM A FRIEND OF THE ELLIES ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!💜😍🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🙋😊🙏➕👍
FIRST LET ME SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING AN ANIMAL SANCTUARY AND FOR RESCUING THEM!!!😄💜🙏➕🙏...IT IS MY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE STILL MANY ZOOS WHO STILL HAVE THESE GENTLE GIANTS (ELEPHANTS) ON DISPLAY AT THEIR ZOO!!!...WHICH SADDENS ME TO NO END!!!💔😭 BECAUSE I NOW KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT ELEPHANTS ARE MEANT TO LIVE A LIFE OF FREEDOM!!!... TO ROAM, FORAGE, SWIMMING AND SOCIALIZING WITH OTHER ELLIES!!!😄💜🐘🐘🐘 A PLACE WHERE THERE'S DIRT INSTEAD OF CONCRETE... IN ORDER TO SAND THEMSELVES OFTEN!!!... LARGE POOL OF WATER FOR BATHING/SWIMMING ETC. OR JUST DRINKING MANY GALLONS ON A DAILY BASIS!!! IS THE IDEAL AND TYPICAL LIFE OF GOD'S MAJESTIC AND REGAL GIANTS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM!!!😄😍💜🐘🐘🐘...AND WITH THAT SAID... I'M ASKING YOU, "PAWS" TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ZOOS EVERYWHERE TO PLEASE SET THESE BEAUTIFUL, GIANT ANIMAL SOULS FREE!!!... RETIRE THEM TO LIVE THE REST OF THEIR LIVES PEACEFULLY AND AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE!!!...PLEEEZ!!!... I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT CINCINNATI ZOO STILL HAVE CAGED ELLIES ON DISPLAY!!!💔😭 ESPECIALLY SINCE SOO MUCH BUZZING GOING WORLDWIDE ABOUT THE MISTREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS; INCLUDING ZOO LIFE!!!... ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH KAAVAN???... A FORMER ZOO KEPT ELLIE WHO WAS KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS "THE WORLD'S LONELIEST ELEPHANT"!!!???😭💔...BUT THANK GOD FOR ACTRESS "CHER" WHO SAW THIS HUGE, HANDSOME BULL ELEPHANT BEING NEGLECTED BY THE ZOO LIFE OF CONCRETE AND LONELINESS... CHER'S GOOD HEART SPONSORED KAAVAN'S RELEASE AND RELOCATION TO A BEAUTIFUL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS IN CAMBODIA WHERE HE'S BEEN LIVING HAPPILY EVER SINCE THEN!!!😃😁😍💜🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🙋🙏🙏🙏➕➕➕👍
Elephants are extremely good swimmers. Watch this video of Thika swimming in the lake. The water at its deepest is about four feet over her head. ruclips.net/video/S3oKzoQyIEg/видео.html
I do think the gang might love a big soccer ball or two. For me anyhow, peaceful, respectful Elephant integration would be far more interesting for them than just walking around. They are very smart and curious and I believe interested in sports. Why Not. they are there for life anyway.
Scot Fennell surly being free and happy is all that matters and they will understend that...they dont play with footballs in the wild and the other videos show them integrated with other herds...
Don't forget, elephants can communicate via infrasound, and even seismically - especially if they're in a quiet place. They're all - maybe even the Asians - aware of who is where, and who knows, they may even be gossiping.
Just once I'd like to see all 3 former Toronto elephants together, in one area. Whether it's inside a building or outdoors. It's been over a year and no recent photos, videos or any indication that the 3 elephants are together.
As much as I admire PAWS' work and thank them for everything they do, it's true that the video updates are few and far between. Still, there's a document on their website from September, 2014 with details about how the Toronto girls are doing. They're doing really well--much, much better than they did in Toronto.
Oh good grief. I am from Toronto, and actually flew there last March, and saw this incredibly beautiful sanctuary. It is the most spectacular place, and yes....the elephants are together. They are not forced to perform for photo ops! Elephants and all creatures for that matter, should ideally be able to be in their natural habitat.......but for a zoo or circus elephant, it's like winning the lottery to be able to be at PAWS sanctuary. This place is absolutely glorious. If you have the opportunity ever.....please see this amazing place, rather than judge it.
I don't think anyone's judging, Claire. It's just that updates are always appreciated. I don't agree with the other poster about seeing them all in the same photo because these lovely elephants should set their own agenda. But updates are always welcome. Even just sixty seconds to let us know how the Toronto girls are doing. Most of us don't have the luxury of flying to California. And also, from what I understand, the PAWS sanctuary isn't open to the public. Nor should it be.
You're right. It's not open to the public, other than a couple of times in the year, and it's very controlled on those occasions. I was extremely lucky to have been able to go to one of the limited visits. The PAWS sanctuary website is a wonderful way of keeping up with what's happening there. They do post updates and videos on occasion.
@@claireloach8275 If I was an elephant I wouldn't mind being at the elephant sanctuary just north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Those Asian elephants appear to be actually having fun, plus they interact with visitors frequently which is stimulating. I think the climate in Thailand is more suitable for an elephant. Those elephants have it all and I'm jealous!!!
I'm reading all these GREAT comments : if I may, I would like to offer my most sincere gratitude to to ALL commenters who do so positively . O S V CAPT. van ESS . GOD BLESS ALL ANIMALS !
vorrei aggiungere che mi piacerebbe notizie di Camba,Simba e Bambek,lions di lion ark salvati da ADI e ora rifiorenti a Paws,ho visto meraviglioso video e chiedo se stanno bene,vi ringrazio
Why the heck do Zoos keep animals out of their normal terrains. I'm against this treatment of large animals out of their normal areas! They need each other.
Why are his tusks so short? Zoos and circuses need to go away. This land once teemed with millions of bison, now there's a small herd here & there. The sky was once black with passenger pigeons, now they're all gone, and we're still here. The human species, for all his mighty brain, is by far the stupidest animal.
I've made this point before: it's been cold and miserable in Toronto for FIVE solid months. Our worst winter in half a century. That's what the three girls missed. Instead they're living the good life in California. Better late than never. Thanks, PAWS!!!
This is how an elephant should live -- not performing tricks in a circus. Thank you for your great work
Makes me so happy to see Thika enjoying life and not in a miserable zoo. Thank you PAWS !
I live in California and have visited the sanctuary. It IS heaven for elephants, really a paradise. Thank you PAWS, and the remarkably generous Mr. Bob Barker.
Where in California?
Edit: San Andreas
I saw these elephants at the Metro Zoo in Toronto. The move to California was big news here. I remember seeing the sanctuary on the 6:00 news and feeling happy for them.
@@2degucitas Sorry, did not see your question. Yes, the sanctuary is outside Sacramento. Hope you have a chance to visit one day.
I too live near the sanctuary, and have visited it. Marvelous.
The contentment of this elephant give me joy. A feeling of peacefulness. Thanks to the hard working people and supporters.👍🏻🇺🇸
Thanks PAWS ..Up here in Canada we are still grateful for you taking our Elephants and giving them such a wonderful home, in a warm and natural enviornment, and thanks for the updates ...
freewheeler88 so, with all these videos in TaiLand with I think her name is Lek. Why wouldn't African Elephants be moved there?
There are larger herds, people if the WANT to socialize with them and so on. Check out them, well elephants freed after 80 years in slavery.
An elephant is kind of an elephant aren't they? And maybe African elephants would have a better life style and from Africa avoid freaking poachers.
I want to know why African and
Indian elephants, except for specific instances are made into one community.
Thanks
Deb
Oh, to be an elephant in a lagoon! Thank you for saving these girls and may we all continue working together to get all animals out of slavery. xoxoxoxo
She's precious :) So glad she's happy and healthy.
Dear Mr Bob Barker...you sir are going right to heaven!❤️
Thank you for your generosity!
I visited PAWS this past February and that lagoon was bone dry. I got to see Thika exploring this same area, but I'm so happy to see how she enjoys the lagoon with actual water in it! What PAWS does for these elephants is so wonderful. If you're ever in Northern California, take the time to attend a PAWS event so you can see firsthand what a special place it is.
Tears of joy for Thika!!
OH, she looks so happy, doing what elephants are supposed to do!
Love her spraying herself with water, oh YEAH that feels good! :)
We're still in winter here in Toronto, so glad Thika is where she belongs!!
THANK YOU, PAWS!
Thank you, Bob Barker!!
Wonderful pictures of happiness with Thika enjoying the lagoon and exploring all around...She feels at home and in safe conditions so she explores more and more!
So good to she this beautiful elephant enjoying the pleasures of being in nature, sun water and space to roam. Thank you to all who care for these wonderful elephants.
Thika has the prettiest eyes! They are huge and she is absolutely gorgeous!
Love you all so much! Blessings and Hugs!
Can't wait for her second time. This was a meditation of sweetness.
These ‘first-time’s’ are so exciting to see.
Im so glad these vids are available to see elephants being cared for properly.
Thank you paws and Bob 🙏🏼
Thank you for rescuing elephants and giving them a safe sanctuary to live in for the remainder of their life.
Wonderful to see Thika enjoying her freedom and the fun of liquid water. Well done PAWS.
My heart is happy for all if them❤️
Gratifying to watch even years later.
So happy to see her enjoying this sanctuary. Would love to see video of Toka and Iringa too!
I just love watching the elephants enjoying their habitat, especially in the water. That must be wonderful for them to experience.
I am SO happy that these 3 suffering Toronto eles came to PAWS. Be Happy Toronto citizens that your elephants are SO happy enjoying the 88 acres of the closest thing to Africa AND the company of the elephants. I look forward to coming and seeing you this summer!!
😁 once again compassion and love shine bright, thank you. Keep up the important work everyone.
Such a joy to see her doing what she wants to do in utter freedom ...
She is breathtaking!!! 😘❤️ thank you so much for all you do for animals!!! 🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
HOW WONDERFUL! Thika must think she's died and gone to heaven. Miss seeing you all & dying to meet the new girls!
Just want to say Thank you.. Thank you.. Thank you Sooooo much..🐘🐘🐘🐘❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Simply beautiful
Thank You PAWS for your service of these precious beasts! Great job!!!
I can’t tell you how much l have enjoyed watching these lovely elephants enjoying the freedom to simply do what elephants do. Bless you all for what you do ❤️
Beautiful!
That's got to feel great!!! ...what sweet Wonderful creatures elephants are. ...God Bless you all!!!!
сколько же претерпела эти слониха... Как же истощена...
Just beautiful!
This is why I never go to zoo's or circuses. Never took my kids. Thank u Paws for all u do. And on a funny note that's what my grandkids call me and spell it that way to. Paw....love it
so wonderful hope she can meet other elephants soon
Wonderful beautiful video
Its so good to see these majestic beings back in a natural environment, as the Creator intended.
love this place... let's spread the word..thank you so much !
Great to see. Beautiful
Amazing :) 🐘
I wrote to bob ( barker ) many years ago ... AND HE ANSWERED MY LETTER ! ( what a great man )
BEAUTIFUL! THANK YOU!
I love this..
Love elephants! 😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘
What a delightful and lovely treat.
You could tell she didn’t she couldn’t believe it she went in she came out and she say I can go in and nobody’s telling me what to do “here I go again whee”remembering how it should be sooo beautiful makes us very happy thank you Paws
And MrBarker a true lover of animals I love these beautiful creaturesTo see them happy makes me happy thank you God bless y’all 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I agree all animals deserve a good q8 of life not to entertain but enjoy life.
Dolce Thika!un video molto commovente che avvicina queste creature suo ambiente naturale in grande lago,lei ora very happy,thank you
Beautiful.
THIKA ! 😊
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ELEPHANT SANCTUARY!!!😄💜🙏...HOWEVER, SHE LOOKS LONELY TO ME!!!😢
...BUT WHERE'S HER HERD FAMILY???🐘🐘...AND WHAT HAPPENED TO HER TAIL HAIRS???😧...I AM A FRIEND OF THE ELLIES ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!💜😍🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🙋😊🙏➕👍
I hope your lagoon still has water for the elephants to play around in.
Looks like she's enjoying herself! ♥
Lovely location for this, but , what's missing is more elephants !
she must be in 7th heaven
wonderful!
I agree with you ❣️ this is how it should be and no poachers they deserve a good life
Elephant; "Oh, shucks. No crocodiles in here to play with."
Beautiful creatures 😅
What a sweethearth!
Oh!!the wonder of it all
Beautiful Thank U so much 😚😙😐😶🤗😇😍😇😗🤗
FIRST LET ME SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING AN ANIMAL SANCTUARY AND FOR RESCUING THEM!!!😄💜🙏➕🙏...IT IS MY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE STILL MANY ZOOS WHO STILL HAVE THESE GENTLE GIANTS (ELEPHANTS) ON DISPLAY AT THEIR ZOO!!!...WHICH SADDENS ME TO NO END!!!💔😭 BECAUSE I NOW KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT ELEPHANTS ARE MEANT TO LIVE A LIFE OF FREEDOM!!!... TO ROAM, FORAGE, SWIMMING AND SOCIALIZING WITH OTHER ELLIES!!!😄💜🐘🐘🐘 A PLACE WHERE THERE'S DIRT INSTEAD OF CONCRETE... IN ORDER TO SAND THEMSELVES OFTEN!!!... LARGE POOL OF WATER FOR BATHING/SWIMMING ETC. OR JUST DRINKING MANY GALLONS ON A DAILY BASIS!!! IS THE IDEAL AND TYPICAL LIFE OF GOD'S MAJESTIC AND REGAL GIANTS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM!!!😄😍💜🐘🐘🐘...AND WITH THAT SAID... I'M ASKING YOU, "PAWS" TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ZOOS EVERYWHERE TO PLEASE SET THESE BEAUTIFUL, GIANT ANIMAL SOULS FREE!!!... RETIRE THEM TO LIVE THE REST OF THEIR LIVES PEACEFULLY AND AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE!!!...PLEEEZ!!!... I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT CINCINNATI ZOO STILL HAVE CAGED ELLIES ON DISPLAY!!!💔😭 ESPECIALLY SINCE SOO MUCH BUZZING GOING WORLDWIDE ABOUT THE MISTREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS; INCLUDING ZOO LIFE!!!... ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH KAAVAN???... A FORMER ZOO KEPT ELLIE WHO WAS KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS "THE WORLD'S LONELIEST ELEPHANT"!!!???😭💔...BUT THANK GOD FOR ACTRESS
"CHER" WHO SAW THIS HUGE, HANDSOME BULL ELEPHANT BEING NEGLECTED BY THE ZOO LIFE OF CONCRETE AND LONELINESS... CHER'S GOOD HEART SPONSORED KAAVAN'S RELEASE AND RELOCATION TO A BEAUTIFUL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS IN CAMBODIA WHERE HE'S BEEN LIVING HAPPILY EVER SINCE THEN!!!😃😁😍💜🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🙋🙏🙏🙏➕➕➕👍
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I would love to experience this place. I understand why they cannot or do not allow it though.
Bless you guys.
FYI - We do a limited number of open houses (three) and special events each year. Check our calendar: www.pawsweb.org/calendar_of_events.html
Dios bendiga al señor Bob Barker por hacer esto posible 👍
What can I do to help ?
You are wonderful.
What's the best place to hug an elephant? His trunk, or one of his front legs?
Hey you. How's the water? Are you enjoying it?
She's saying this is too good to be true
An upmarket retirement village for Elephants.
How are things in 2020?
I believe that Thika was the 'loner' of the three. Enjoyed more time without the others. They are close, though.
Look at that furrowed brow!
I forced myself to watch this video.
dem eyelashes
Can elephants swim? If they fell in a deep area could they swim out?
Elephants are extremely good swimmers. Watch this video of Thika swimming in the lake. The water at its deepest is about four feet over her head. ruclips.net/video/S3oKzoQyIEg/видео.html
Why is Thika always on her own?
I do think the gang might love a big soccer ball or two. For me anyhow, peaceful, respectful Elephant integration would be far more interesting for them than just walking around. They are very smart and curious and I believe interested in sports. Why Not. they are there for life anyway.
Scot Fennell surly being free and happy is all that matters and they will understend that...they dont play with footballs in the wild and the other videos show them integrated with other herds...
Awesome, but why i she all alone? Does she have any friends?
She definitely has Iringa and Toka as friends, but elephants like their alone time, too.
Don't forget, elephants can communicate via infrasound, and even seismically - especially if they're in a quiet place. They're all - maybe even the Asians - aware of who is where, and who knows, they may even be gossiping.
Just once I'd like to see all 3 former Toronto elephants together, in one area. Whether it's inside a building or outdoors. It's been over a year and no recent photos, videos or any indication that the 3 elephants are together.
As much as I admire PAWS' work and thank them for everything they do, it's true that the video updates are few and far between. Still, there's a document on their website from September, 2014 with details about how the Toronto girls are doing. They're doing really well--much, much better than they did in Toronto.
Oh good grief. I am from Toronto, and actually flew there last March, and saw this incredibly beautiful sanctuary. It is the most spectacular place, and yes....the elephants are together. They are not forced to perform for photo ops! Elephants and all creatures for that matter, should ideally be able to be in their natural habitat.......but for a zoo or circus elephant, it's like winning the lottery to be able to be at PAWS sanctuary. This place is absolutely glorious. If you have the opportunity ever.....please see this amazing place, rather than judge it.
I don't think anyone's judging, Claire. It's just that updates are always appreciated. I don't agree with the other poster about seeing them all in the same photo because these lovely elephants should set their own agenda. But updates are always welcome. Even just sixty seconds to let us know how the Toronto girls are doing. Most of us don't have the luxury of flying to California. And also, from what I understand, the PAWS sanctuary isn't open to the public. Nor should it be.
You're right. It's not open to the public, other than a couple of times in the year, and it's very controlled on those occasions. I was extremely lucky to have been able to go to one of the limited visits. The PAWS sanctuary website is a wonderful way of keeping up with what's happening there. They do post updates and videos on occasion.
@@claireloach8275
If I was an elephant I wouldn't mind being at the elephant sanctuary just north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Those Asian elephants appear to be actually having fun, plus they interact with visitors frequently which is stimulating. I think the climate in Thailand is more suitable for an elephant. Those elephants have it all and I'm jealous!!!
I'm reading all these GREAT comments : if I may, I would like to offer my most sincere gratitude to to ALL commenters who do so positively . O S V CAPT. van ESS . GOD BLESS ALL ANIMALS !
Oh girls ain't it sweet
vorrei aggiungere che mi piacerebbe notizie di Camba,Simba e Bambek,lions di lion ark salvati da ADI e ora rifiorenti a Paws,ho visto meraviglioso video e chiedo se stanno bene,vi ringrazio
Why the heck do Zoos keep animals out of their normal terrains. I'm against this treatment of large animals out of their normal areas! They need each other.
Looks lonely
The elephant looks a bit lonely where are his buddies.
The first thing she does is pee in the water... Someone should tell her you wait until that half is UNDER the water first~
Why isn't she with a herd? Most of your videos don't show herds, just lone elephants. Please prove me wrong!!
Why are his tusks so short? Zoos and circuses need to go away. This land once teemed with millions of bison, now there's a small herd here & there. The sky was once black with passenger pigeons, now they're all gone, and we're still here. The human species, for all his mighty brain, is by far the stupidest animal.