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Ok, how cute is this little bubba on a scale! Even though he'd most likely break the scale, he was so incredible cute and curious, picked up a PET bottle and snapped it in two while trying to figure out what was inside of it. I did ask about how old they where and one this size is about a year or so. Even though the red Tuctuc is a little bit behind they are basically the same size, you just gotta love these guys : )
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Pinnewela elephant orphanage is a government run orphanage for elephants just east of Kandy on Sri Lanka. This is an incredible place to go for viewing elephants and it’s heartwarming to see how they take care of them all. Some come there because they’ve lost their parents, others because they lost a limb by stepping on a land mine, and some like the biggest male of them all was made blind by poachers and shot while they were trying to take his tusks. All in all there are around 70 elephants at the orphanage right now.
There are basically three spots to see the elephants, two costs and one is free. If you want the freebee just stand outside of the orphanage and wait when they come back from the bathing at the river and you’ll see them walk by. If you do buy a ticket you can go inside the park and get some one on one time with them, although the keepers expect a tip for close encounters. Included in the ticket is also entrance to the river where the elephants go and bathe two twice per day. This is by far the best place to see them and the scenery is absolutely stunning! The elephants are led by a man with a megaphone making a trumpet sound and then they all rush down into the water, they seem to love getting wet and splashing themselves with their trunks : ) don’t be afraid to walk up to them and touch to experience how huge these beautiful creatures really are!
If you go to the restaurant which is on the left path down to the river you’ll have a wonderful buffet at a reasonable price with a view that will take your breath away! One of the most beautiful sceneries for a restaurant I’ve ever seen. There’s also a bunch of souvenir shops along the road but we found the prices to be high compared to the rest of the country.
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 55mm 2.8 macro
It was the end of a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. We were entering a heavily and dark wooded area when I spotted a group of female elephants ahead kicking up lots of dust. I was interested in the image of backlit elephants and the refractive dust. Not much time to make many shooting adjustments and flash was out of the question as it was obvious we were already disturbing the herd. I had a little over a minute to shoot from the time we stopped and they were gone into the woods. Not the best quality images, but considering the circumstances, I did ok. Lots of help in Lightroom
Elephant Nature Park, near Chiang Mai, Thailand. No rides or circus tricks here. This park's mission is to rescue abused or imperiled elephants. The babies find old tires particularly irresistable. To learn more about this very special place, see: www.elephantnaturepark.org/tour/
Asian elephants are different from African elephants but some people find it hard to tell them apart. Here are some tips to help you spot the difference. Asian elephants have smaller ears that are shaped like India (although you may need to have an atlas with you to check that!).
An Asian elephant's head is higher than the shoulder, in African elephants it is the other way around. An Asian elephant's trunk has one 'finger-like' appendix at the end, the African elephant has two.
The elephant's trunk is a fusion of the upper lip and the nose. It is used for breathing, smelling, touching, communicating, washing, dust bathing, picking up objects, eating and drinking.
Elephants- enormous, intelligent, strong and sociable. A male African elephant can weigh up to 7.5 tons! They have long and flexible noses, large flapping ears, and loose, wrinkly skin.
There are two elephant species that are usually recognized: the African elephant and the Asian elephant.
- African elephants have large ears that are shaped like the continent of Africa, both males and females have visible tusks, their skin is very wrinkly. their back is swayed, and the end of their trunk works as if they have two fingers there to help them pick things up. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.
- Asian elephants have smaller ears, and one finger at the end of their trunk..
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Pinnawela elephant orphanage has existed since 1975 and has grown to become one of the most popular attractions of Sri Lanka.
Before the arrival of the British in 1815 an estimated 30,000 elephants lived on the island. In the 1960s, the elephant population was close to extinction. This prompted the Sri Lankan government to found an orphanage for elephants that had lost their mothers or herds. Today, their number is around 3,000.
Pinnawela, about 80 km northeast of Colombo, is regarded as the biggest herd of captive elephants in the world. Among the elephants is one that lost a foot when it stepped on a mine. Another is blind and is totally reliant on humans. The elephant herd in Pinnawela makes the journey to the river twice a day to bathe under the eyes of the tourists. For a few Sri Lankan rupees they are allowed to touch the animals. The sound of cameras clicking increases everytime one of the young elephant babies splashes about in the water. But anyone who wants to take a picture of the babies feeding in the orphanage has to pay extra for the privilege.
Some 110 people are employed to care for the herd feeding them with leaves from palm trees. About 14,000 kg of food are needed every day. The Pinnawela elephant orphanage is financed by the government and by charging visitors to see the animals.
i went to the asheboro, NC zoo about a week ago and i just got around to putting up the pictures. i had such a fun time and i wish i could go back again really soon. this is my second zoo that i have ever been to and it was definitely a good time. i got to see animals that i have never seen before in my whole life, which was fascinating and exciting all at the same time!