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Elephant at the national zoo. You'd be surprised at how hard these guys are to shoot. I think they believe their rear ends are their most attractive features, as that is all they wanted to show me.
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Elephants here are a protected species and give work to the local Bunong people. Sometimes (as here) it is possible to ride them in uncomfortable wooden baskets with a loose board and rug for a seat! The steps are to help you mount.
Toronto Zoo - African Elephant
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened August 15, 1974 as the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo and is owned by the City of Toronto; the word 'Metropolitan' was dropped from its name when the cities of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto were merged to form the present-day City of Toronto. The zoo is located near the Rouge River near the northeast corner of the city.
Encompassing 287 hectares (710 acres), the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. It is divided into six zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Australasia, Eurasia and the Canadian Domain. Some animals are displayed indoors in tropical pavilions and outdoors in what would be their naturalistic environments, with viewing at many levels. It also has areas such as the Kids Zoo, Waterside Theatre and Splash Island. The zoo is currently home to over 16,000 animals (including invertebrates and fish) representing over 491 distinct species.
A profile side view picture of an African elephant. There are lush green bushes in the background. Animal photography.
We stopped at a lovely couples homestay in Cochin for a few days. Mr and Mrs Thomas. Mrs Thomas cooked us a full Indian Brekki every morning. Egg curry, jasmine rice and Doasa! Yum/Oink
A very early rise to go and see the elephants have a wash. These elephants live in the local sanctuary. they used to work but now just get looked after and washed with coconut shells.
A very very early rise for us to go to see some elephants being washed for the day. The elephants used to work in Cochin for royal occasions but now live in a sanctuary with their little ones.
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
Elephants are easily seen while driving through Bandipur forest on the highway, there is no need for a 'safari'.
Some Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Chester Zoo, May 2009. // Aasiannorsuja (Elephas maximus) Chesterin eläintarhassa, toukokuu 2009.
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
A tusker (Elephas maximus) at the Yala National Park in Sri Lanka. This guy is called by the name of "Mahasen"