Jenny & Shirley, Two Elephants Reunited After More Than 20 Yearsfree And Happy!
AnimalCare 
Apr 2, 2014 
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An elephant never forgets…
This is extremely touching:http://sftimes.co/?id=302&src=share_fb_new_302
This is not a new story, though, it happened in the year 2000.
Two elephants, Shirley and Jenny, reunite after a 22 year separation. Watch the full video for their touching reunion.
But after the cameras were turned off, the wondrous moments continued…
When Jenny passed on in 2006 of an illness, she was surrounded by Shirley, Bunny and Tara (two sanctuary elephants):http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bestofnature/update.html
Now, Shirley bonds with Bunny, her new buddy.
An excerpt of this remarkable story and bonding of elephants:
Carol says the bond between Shirley and Jenny was never more touching than in the last days of Jenny’s life. “The day before she died, Jenny had been down and she wouldn’t get up. Shirley stood by her and insisted that Jenny get up. Jenny just couldn’t get up. Then Jenny stood up but she had to lean on Shirley to keep up. If you looked at Shirley’s face, you could see that she knew that Jenny was dying. Jenny dropped to the ground and Shirley walked into the woods.”
Jenny was on her deathbed when Shirley walked to the woods but she would give Carol and the sanctuary caregivers the privilege of one last incredible glimpse into the world of elephants before she died. “After Shirley left, Jenny started to make this rumbling noise. With each exhalation, she would rumble. It was almost like a singing. As Jenny did this, Bunny and Tara (two sanctuary elephants) came running over. We thought that was it and she was going to die. And then Bunny and Tara started trumpeting and rumbling. At a certain point, I turned to Scott (Director of The Elephant Sanctuary) and I asked him how long this was going on. He said 58 minutes! Well, she continued for another two hours. Jenny lived through the night and was even perky and silly. She passed in the morning. And when she died, she did a vocalization that I had never heard. It was like a trumpet. It was very low and got quieter and quieter. She passed very peacefully without straining or exerting herself. To experience this ritual was amazing. I had never seen anything like it.”
Shirley stayed in the woods until Jenny passed. She didn’t eat for two days. “It was very hard and especially hard on Shirley. Shirley’s whole life was about taking care of baby Jenny. It was like a mom losing her baby.”
Fortunately, Shirley has had some extended family members to lean on during the sad times. Shirley is very close with an elephant named Bunny — the two are like sisters. Bunny arrived to the sanctuary just two months after Shirley and they bonded instantly.
Carol says Jenny’s death was difficult for the elephants but they are recovering. The healing process may have been sped up by a new elephant, Misty, who has come in from a different area of the sanctuary. “She’s a very happy creature. She loves all elephants. She just runs around. And they love her. She’s a ball of happy energy.”
Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2014/04/02/jenny-shirley-two-elephan..
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