This photo of a young African elephant was taken in Chobe National Park, BOTSWANA.
Elephants are all about family. This little one can be confident in the luxury and security of not only its mothers love, care and protection, but that of the whole family group. But still today these highly intelligent, sentient and sensitive creatures are being poached for their ivory tusks and other body parts. When an adult elephant is senselessly killed, the loss is felt throughout the whole family and the bright future of youngsters such as this one then becomes a little dimmer. Every elephant that is lost, also represents the loss of generations worth of ingrained culture and wisdom.
South Africa is also currently waging a war against the illegal poaching of rhino’s for their protein horns. The LEGEND RHINO ORPHANAGE is South Africa’s first not-for-profit specialist centre, dedicated to the care of baby rhino’s orphaned by poaching. Please help support this rhino orphanage and make a contribution today, in order to ensure a rhino’s tomorrow.
Such a terrible thing in this day and age to know that these gorgeous creatures are poached still.It makes me so angry. Anyway,thats my rant for the day..Beautiful shot Jennifer..I adore all animals and it’s always a pleasure to see them. Hugs..Bravo.xxxxxxxxx
Wow! Awesome capture! I can hear him trumpeting! And just look at the marvelous expression on his face! Love it! Thanks, too, for your wonderful and caring narrative …
love this one to i was in kenya some years ago in the massi mara and my cabin was on the very edge of the camp wilderbeast zebra just a few feet away one day there was a mother and baby eliphant rushed in got the camera started to fire away and the mum took exeption to this put her ears out raised her trunk sort of stamped foward an i realsed ******* there was only a thin wire fence between her an me she was only 15ft away so i beat a speedy retreet an not one of the shots were usable an didnt get such an oppertunity agian but i still have the memory
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Such a terrible thing in this day and age to know that these gorgeous creatures are poached still.It makes me so angry.
Anyway,thats my rant for the day..Beautiful shot Jennifer..I adore all animals and it’s always a pleasure to see them.
Hugs..Bravo.xxxxxxxxx
Great Capture!
Wow! Awesome capture! I can hear him trumpeting! And just look at the marvelous expression on his face! Love it! Thanks, too, for your wonderful and caring narrative …
Fantastic capture Jennifer……I love the close interchange between these elephants!
Awwwwww, lovely capture Jennifer.
What a wonderful shot. Baby elephants are such funny things, you have captured this one beautifully.
Amazing Your Soooo Lucky Great Photograph Very Good Job
love this one to i was in kenya some years ago in the massi mara and my cabin was on the very edge of the camp wilderbeast zebra just a few feet away one day there was a mother and baby eliphant rushed in got the camera started to fire away and the mum took exeption to this put her ears out raised her trunk sort of stamped foward an i realsed ******* there was only a thin wire fence between her an me she was only 15ft away so i beat a speedy retreet an not one of the shots were usable an didnt get such an oppertunity agian but i still have the memory
Thanks all! Mostly a case of right place, right time for this one. And perhaps even a little posing from this young exhibitionist helped =)
fantastic capture … so adorable