These elephants were feeding on young trees & shrubs, flattening the thorns with their feet and then devouring branches whole.

In April of 2009 we went on a 7 day safari in Tanzania. We visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Manyara. Each area had a beauty of its own.

This is a sampling of the majestic and marvelous elephants that we saw along our journey

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I was looking forward to going to the elephant orphanage at Pinnawala near Kandy. I am an animal lover and was a bit surprised by some of the things I saw. Instead of showing just the touristy shots though I will present it as I saw it.

Amboseli National Park

Northern Tanzania

What would people think of you if you could rest your nose on one of your teeth...?

Taken at Kwetsani Camp, Botswana.

This huge elephant was waiting at the wharf to greet us when we got back after our boat trip from the island where we saw the lions and leopard.

I suspect that this might be 'Gandalph'.

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Elephant on safari, 2011, Animal Kingdom

Bull elephant drinking at Moringo waterhole, Halali Camp, Etosha National Park.

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Taken at Elephant Nature Park.

Elephant, Thailand

Elephants in Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka

The Elephant Nature Park was created by a thai woman called Lek back in the 90’s after she grew tired of watching the elephants dissapearing.She started out with 4 elephants that she bought from local logging companies, and found a piece of land that the elephants could live on.Check out my travelblog at www.175days.no

Elephant Ranch Williston Florida Elephant Relaxing

Olympus digital camera

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Since elephants have to eat so much food every day, it's no wonder we often saw them eating

The Elephant Nature Park was created by a thai woman called Lek back in the 90’s after she grew tired of watching the elephants dissapearing.She started out with 4 elephants that she bought from local logging companies, and found a piece of land that the elephants could live on.Check out my travelblog at

www.175days.no

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On the way to the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, an old truant has wandered off from the national park and is hanging out on the side of the road. (PHOTO: Born Free USA / Adam Roberts)

Elephants I saw in the Sabi Sands Reserve at Arathusa Safari Lounge

Selous Game Reserve Tanzania

An elephant under the tree!

Elephant in Tama Zoo

A woman riding an elephant during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephant walk. Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC.

He lifted his leg and struck a pose for us! You can tell he likes to be photographed

Addo National Park, South Africa. The park is on the south-eastern seaboard, close to Port Elizabeth in a malaria-free area