Flora & Friends

Flora is one of the 17 female elephants living at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. This beautiful elephant loves bananas and weighs over 10,000 lbs.!

The Elephant Sanctuary of Hohenwald, Tenn., is a natural-habitat refuge where elephants like Minnie, Debbie, Lottie and Queenie can live out their lives in peace and dignity.

Former circus performers Ronnie and Debbie are best friends. Wherever Ronnie leads, Debbie follows!

Utilizing more than 2,700 acres 85 miles southwest of Nashville, the Sanctuary provides three separate and protected, natural-habitat environments for female Asian and African elephants.

Scott Blais and Dulary take a stroll. Dulary arrived at the Sanctuary on May 1, 2007, from the Philadelphia Zoo. Born in Thailand in 1963, Dulary loves the water and is also very talkative.

At 60, Shirley, left, is the oldest and largest gal at the Sanctuary. Bunny is four years younger. Both elephants were living alone before retiring to the Sanctuary.

Winkie and Sissy take a dip. The Sanctuary is a haven for old, sick or needy elephants in a setting of green pastures, old-growth forests, spring-fed ponds and a heated barn for cold winter nights.

At The Elephant Sanctuary, Sissy and Winkie and their friends are free to roam and take sunset strolls. To learn more about the residents and how you can help them, click here.