Protecting the Babies
by Gary Hall
Title
Protecting the Babies
Artist
Gary Hall
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The African elephant (loxodonta africana) is the largest land animal on earth weighing in at 6000 kg ( 13,200 lbs) and measuring up to 3.3 metres (10 feet) at the shoulder. Both males and females grow tusks which grow throughout their lifetime. Elephants are extremely social and regularly show a high degree of compassion. They regularly display affection for each other by caressing each other with their trunks when they meet. Females and their young travel together in herds, led by the matriarch of the group. The bulls are more solitary travelling alone or in small groups.
In order to stay cool in the blazing hot sun, elephants use their trunks to squirt cool water over their massive frames followed by a sprinkling of dust to create a protective layer on their skin. Their normal gray color then takes on the appearance of the surrounding soil.
This image was photographed at The Ark, a safari lodge located in Aberdare National Park, a high altitude park north of Nairobi in Kenya's central highlands, in the shadow of Mount Kenya. The Ark, built in the shape of Noah's Ark, has three decks and a bunker providing excellent views of animals that wander in to the waterhole and salt lick where elephants "rule the roost". .Guests can relax on one of the hotel's balconies or in a lounge enjoying a beverage while watching the awesome wildlife.below.
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November 27th, 2015
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