Elephants!

180,000 elephants in 11,000Kmsq...doing well!

Hi J! They are very family oriented...this baby was only a week or two old! :)

Aw bless! great shot! :)

They really are everywhere in the park - it's hard not to get some good photos!

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that's lovely K, great photo..

Thank, W...I loved watching them...they're almost human, in many ways...

that must have been fantastic :-)

It really was, W! I have to see if I can find a picture of them snorkeling!

omg lolol

this is lovely ~ did you feed these too??

Another great pic!! Would love to see them snorkelling especially if wearing a bikini :)

Beautiful!

Amazing Karen....aren't elephants beautiful creatures too! Very intellegent animals. Makes you wonder why human beings can be so cruel!!!!
BTW Lil....I have a picture of an elephant snorkelling in a bikini.....oops oh no it's me!! lol!

Hi everyone!

Thank you Michaella, I think that they are the most magnificent creatures...

These ones are completely wild, Sticki...you have to be quite still and quiet when in among them...they don't see well, but their sense of smell and hearing is highly acute...and if you tried to touch any of them it would be very, very dangerous...they are incredibly protective of their young.

When you spend a few days watching their social groups and their activities, you realise how much like people they are...

There are no 'big tuskers', there Scottish...since they were down to about 20,000 thirty years ago, none of them are old enough, yet. But, they got the army involved and the poaching has all but stopped now, and the people are very proud of their elephants!!

They don't need bikinis though - no mixed bathing! lol!

LOL!
Glad they got control of the poaching!!!

Yes, Pixi - getting the army involved was a good move...It gives the army something to do (always a good idea!) and really helps the elephants!

They're working on the rhinos, now...

Great!~!!!!!

Great pics, must have been a fantastic experience!!!

Thanks, P! It really was! :)))
I'm going to have to find out what sort of wildlife experiences Nigeria has to offer...apart from spitting cobras and puff adders!!

Yikes!

You see what I mean, Lil? DSLR with ZOOM!!!! :)

Of course, it's all about your safety!

Exactly!!! :)

Great shot Karen. Can you bring me back some 'you know what' for me roses? - a couple of tons should do it! . . . . lol! ;-))

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I'll DHL it, M! :)))

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