M Z Malik
FAMILY OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (Loxodonta africana)......MASAI MARA......OCT 2020.
Elephants (Loxodonta africana) are the largest land animals on Earth, and they're one of the most unique-looking animals, too. With their characteristic long noses, or trunks; large, floppy ears; and wide, thick legs, there is no other animal with a similar physique.
A baby elephant is called a calf. It weighs about 250 pounds at birth and stands about three feet tall. Calves can't see very well at first, but they can recognize their mothers by touch, scent, and sound.
Baby elephants stay very close to their mothers for the first couple of months. The calves drink their mother's milk for about two years, sometimes longer. They drink up to 3 gallons of milk a day! At about four months old, they also begin eating some plants, like adult elephants, but they continue to need as much milk from their mother. They keep drinking milk for up to ten years!
This beautiful Elephant family was captured on a photography safari during an early morning game drive in the Masai Mara Game Reserve Oct, 2020, Kenya.
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FAMILY OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (Loxodonta africana)......MASAI MARA......OCT 2020.
Elephants (Loxodonta africana) are the largest land animals on Earth, and they're one of the most unique-looking animals, too. With their characteristic long noses, or trunks; large, floppy ears; and wide, thick legs, there is no other animal with a similar physique.
A baby elephant is called a calf. It weighs about 250 pounds at birth and stands about three feet tall. Calves can't see very well at first, but they can recognize their mothers by touch, scent, and sound.
Baby elephants stay very close to their mothers for the first couple of months. The calves drink their mother's milk for about two years, sometimes longer. They drink up to 3 gallons of milk a day! At about four months old, they also begin eating some plants, like adult elephants, but they continue to need as much milk from their mother. They keep drinking milk for up to ten years!
This beautiful Elephant family was captured on a photography safari during an early morning game drive in the Masai Mara Game Reserve Oct, 2020, Kenya.
Please left click with your mouse to appreciate the photograph at full resolution.