Trying out some solids
These little guys are still bottle fed but that doesn't stop them from trying out the hard stuff.
Mmm, branches!
This one is trying out some straw.
Orphaned Elephant rescue is no easy task and takes a lot of work and funds but is well worth it in the end! That end takes 12 years to get to the point where the once baby elephant can join a herd and be released back into the wild.
Hi @mandela So cute!! Lovely your post.
Elephants, the largest land animals on the planet, are among the most exuberantly expressive of creatures. Joy, anger, grief, compassion, love; the finest emotions reside within these hulking masses. Through years of research, scientists have found that elephants are capable of complex thought and deep feeling. In fact, the emotional attachment elephants form toward family members may rival our own.
In the wild, joy is an emotion that elephants have no shame in showing. They express their happiness and joy when they are amongst their loved ones-family and friends. Playing games and greeting friends or family members all elicit displays of joy.
But the one event that stirs a level of elephant happiness beyond compare is the birth of a baby elephant.
Another highly emotional occasion in an elephant’s life is an elephant reunion. This joyful meeting between related, but separated, elephants is one of exuberance and drama. The greeting ceremony marks the incredible welcoming of a formerly absent family member. During the extraordinary event, the elephants about to be united begin calling each other from a quarter a mile away. As they get closer, their pace quickens.
They are striking for they suggest that elephants act on feelings and not solely for survival....
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Elephants are such remarkable animals. I am always amazed at how cute they can be even though they are so big.
And so intelligent to boot!