Visitors 3
Modified 7-Sep-23
Created 7-Sep-23
52 photos
Elephants are social beings. The parade* contains all ages, all genders, though old bulls tend to keep to themselves. Everyone is involved in raising the youngsters – it takes a parade. Young elephants imitate their elders, they play, they sit down and don’t want to go any farther. Gently, others in the parade sooth and encourage them, with caress of trunk or body.
This gallery shows youngsters in two different parades of elephants, as they each walk from the bluffs at the edge of the flood plain, out to the sand along the Runde River, to find water for drinking and bathing in the afternoon. After the second parade returns to the bluff, the youngsters relax and tussle.
Enjoy!
*Yes, “parade” is a common collective noun for elephants.
This gallery shows youngsters in two different parades of elephants, as they each walk from the bluffs at the edge of the flood plain, out to the sand along the Runde River, to find water for drinking and bathing in the afternoon. After the second parade returns to the bluff, the youngsters relax and tussle.
Enjoy!
*Yes, “parade” is a common collective noun for elephants.
Dan Quinn