Posts tagged elephants
Sometimes it makes sense...
Shadow Art
(via reddit)
(via Elephant Got a Hug)
Red Elephants, Kenya
Photograph by Brent Stirton
The “red elephants” of Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park owe their color to the red soil, which they roll in as a dirt bath.
More Elephant!
The ‘reveal’ at 30 seconds is excellent.
Elephants!
In three convenient sizes.
(via Wait For Me!)
Elephants, Serengeti
Photograph by Steve Fujinaka, on photo safari in the Serengeti, February 2012
Elephants Now Think Twice About Midnight Snacks in Tanzania
Why? Elephant repellent. Seriously.
A successful campaign against poachers—and the expansion of national park land—has seen a rise in the elephant population in parts of east Africa. Meanwhile, more farmers are settling nearby in search of fertile land. The result is a rising number of face-to-face meetings between man and elephant.
Birds and insects cause crop damage, too. But they don’t consume 660 pounds of food in 18 hours, as big elephants tend to do. Herds of 15 to 20 can quickly wipe out an entire field and obliterate all the work of a subsistence farmer.
One of the farmers coats his fences in motor oil and chili powder. The article is a hoot. Also, short. Worth reading.
Baby Elephant and Keepers
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat.
Elephant Trio, Namibia
Photograph by Susan McConnell
Elephants, Serengeti
Photograph by Michael Nichols
