elephas maximus, i love you.
postcards from 2 herds, 2 lovely encounters.
Kabini - Rajiv Gandhi National Park | April 2011
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| Scenes from a lovely herd of 2 adult females, 2 babies, one juvenile on the banks of the Kabini. April 2011 |
A second herd with a very protective matriarch and a mom-baby and a few other adult females and juveniles.
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| the matriarch indulges in a glorious bamboo-dust bath |
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| the protective matriarch and the mom shield the baby |
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| the baby is in-between. |
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| The wall - so close to us that my 70-300mm lens was cutting the legs off - i had to shrink all the way back to get them in the frame. they were not threatening, just gently urging us away :) |
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| Portrait of the mom |
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| the reassuring trunk-communication between the matriarch and the mom |
