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Elephant in musth :- When an elephant is in musth, a gland located between eyes and ears swells and excude a substance called temporin. Swelling of this gland presses on the elephant's eyes and causes acute pain. Elephants sometimes try to counteract this pain by digging to muddy banks or earth The temporin drips into the mouth and ingestion of it makes the elephant drive mad. During the period of musth penis is constantly erected and urine dribbles. A tar like mucous is discharged from the penis and this has a pungent smell. An elephant in musth can be recognized from this smell. Testosterone levels of a musth elephant is very high compared to a normal elephant. Though this phenomenon does not tied to the timing of the oestrous in females the elephants during musth time pursue females. Musth period is of about two months but it can be prolonged and during this time animal is very dangerous.
Captured this elephant in musth at Yala National Park Sri Lanka
The male elephant on the right is the one that I used as a reference for my recent drawing. Only a very small percentage of male elephants of the Sri Lankan subspecies of Asian Elephant are tuskers.
Located just outside Nairobi in Nairobi Game Park is the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s elephant orphanage.
The elephant orphanage in Nairobi takes in baby orphan elephants from all over Kenya and raises them together until they are old enough to survive on their own.
Visitors to Nairobi can visit the elephant orphanage to see the young elephants play ball, eat, take mud baths, and interact with their keeper
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A regal moment. I love going to the Oakland Zoo. Now the elephants have room to roam and play. I love taking my granddaughter to this zoo and letting her take in the majestic elephant.
Shot a Whipsnade Zoo.
While most of the elephants were happy just standing a round, these two were runing tripping each other up gernerally just having fun.
NEX-3. Tamron 70-300mm, Hand Held.
Various shots using various exposures and post Lightroom settings.
Feeding a baby elephant with milk.
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