Tis the season for The Elephant Sanctuary's annual Christmas Tree Drive
At The Elephant Sanctuary, caregivers are sure not to leave the elephants out of holiday festivities! Asian elephant Billie received presents filled with hay, holiday spices, and bamboo, one of her favorite snacks. Caregivers strung oranges on a tree in her habitat as ornaments and even included a carrot nose on her cardboard snowman. Like a child on Christmas morning, she quickly opened the presents one by one with her trunk to discover what was inside.
Local residents are invited to donate their Christmas trees to the elephants at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee through January 5, 2021. Donated trees provide enrichment and supplement the elephants' winter diets.