Elephants in N'Gorongoro

Eléphant

Dublin Zoo

13/08/2014

Lake Manyara Tanzania

Old Kruger Park Elephant photographed near Shingwidzi in the early 80s. This is a scan of a Kodachrome transparency. This Elephant was famous for its size for it came after the "Magnificant Seven" proving that the gene for large Bulls was still in the Shingwidzi breeding herd. (Loxodonta africana).

Dzombo, Joao, Kambaku, Mafunyane, Ndlulamithi, Shawu and Shingwidzi were the names of the Magnificant Seven, legends. The history of these seven goliath Elephants is fascinating and is found here:

www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/elephants/tuskers/magnifice...

I am posting this for Piet Grobler who spends a huge amount of time in the Park. Perhaps he knows the name of this Elephant.

I might mention this Elephant ran Wild Dogs away from the waterhole he is standing near.

This could be an Elephant named Hlanganini who was killed in a fight with another Elephant in 2009. I see somewhere along the line he broke his left tusk prior to his last fight. He looked a bit long in the tooth when I photographed him so he must have been pretty old when he died.

Elephant at Colchester Zoo

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We came across this herd of elephants as we were.going along the Shire river ,near Mvuu camp .Malawi. They were doing what elephants do mostly ,ie eating ...they were snacking on the riverside reeds.

Taken at Berlin Zoo.

Howletts, Nr Canterbury

Knysna Elephant Park, Western Cape SA October 2014.

These two bull elephants were practicing their techniques. They quit soon after this.

Blackpool Zoo

Lake Manyara, Tanzania

This Male African Elephant was seen on the banks of the Kazinga channel. I wasn't going to upload this shot as I had chopped the end of his trunk off but have done so by request from Sandy Silver as he said it was his favourite.

this elephant had been chased from a waterhole by an agressive bull. poor thing.

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Amboseli, Kenya, Nikon D810, 400mm f4

Elephants starting to gather at the water hole

Elephants performing at Jungleland, circa 1950. LHP04048_3e

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Knowsley Safari Park

All these pictures were taken on a trip to Colchester Zoo. As we had the girls with us and it wasn't a photographic trip I decided to dust off my old Canon EOS350D as it is a bit lighter to carry. I haven't used it for over three years but it still works fine when coupled with my 70mm - 300mm Canon EF zoom lens

Ueno zoo

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While on our vacation to Queensland, we took the kids to Australian Zoo, Home of Steve Irwin the Croc Hunter. It was a brilliant day and the kids loved it. Here is an Elephant doing a little Dance, well in his case a Big dance lol.

HDR Image Processed in Photomatix and tweaked in Photoshop. Captured on the Canon 7D while teamed up with the Sigma 17-70mm lens.

Thank you for Viewing :)

Not entirely sure about the comp on this one but quite rare to see an open eye like this with an elephant.

Minimal processing in DxO and photoshop

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-D 80-400mm

ISO800, f/14, 1/200th

Walking around in the Serengeti - Tanzania

taken in pilansberg, south afrca