Flora is one lucky elephant! In honor of her 44th birthday, Redbud Barn Staff prepared a magically delicious buffet by the barn in honor of this March birthday, teeming with bamboo, hay, colorful produce, and decorative enrichment bags filled with bran and Mazuri dust. Caregivers used fallen pine pieces from the storm earlier this winter to make charming and edible signage.
Flora was born in 1982 in the wilds of Zimbabwe. She was orphaned at age two and brought to the United States. After years performing in the circus, Flora's owner began to research options for her retirement. The Elephant Sanctuary was in the process of creating an African elephant habitat and offered to expand construction plans to give Flora a permanent home. Flora’s journey was documented in the film titled One Lucky Elephant.