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Antarctican
11-05-2006, 07:52 PM
Moving along to another of the Big 5, and cuz JonMikal asked about elephant pics, here are some of my pictures of the elephants I saw while in Tanzania…

1. This little baby elephant initially played shy…
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16454e4fbb33a9d.jpg

2. but then turned around to let us shoot its picture face to face.
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16454e518380da1.jpg

3. Here’s a closeup of the baby ‘following in his mother’s footsteps’.
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16454e54d59eef3.jpg

4. Grabbing a quick snack.
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16454e57e60bf7b.jpg

5. Small tusks…
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16454e5bea77f9e.jpg

6. and big tusks.
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16454e452f471f1.jpg

In my next post I’ll show how close the jeeps get to the elephants (assuming there are no baby elephants in the vicinity), and how the elephants sometimes come in contact with the tourists….

Thanks for looking.
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airic
11-05-2006, 08:00 PM
Wow! That must have been an excellent adventure. Nice work on the images.

Eric
Calliope
11-05-2006, 09:14 PM
Awww... look at the little baby elephant! Excellent shots Anty!
Jill of Beans
11-05-2006, 09:47 PM
Beautiful Shots Anty!! I can't wait to see some more!
JonMikal
11-06-2006, 01:46 AM
oh man! i'll make sure Jackie sees this too. she loves elephants.
Jackie
11-06-2006, 08:54 AM
Awww! I LOVE elephants :) I bet that was an awesome trip!
jocose
11-06-2006, 09:06 AM
how cool. I love #3...what a great capture. But why do even baby elephants look like old men?

I would love to go on safari...you've taken some cool trips, Anti!
Anicole
11-06-2006, 09:54 AM
the second one is so sweet!
John E.
11-06-2006, 07:53 PM
Good series Anti, enjoying the adventure vicariously :popcorn:
Chiller
11-07-2006, 09:32 PM
Wow, Anty....how cool are these. Excellent images. What a trip that must have been.
lostprophet
11-08-2006, 05:38 PM
its not the size of the tusks thats important

no 2 is a winner
Aprilraven
11-15-2006, 11:02 AM
sorry, anty, i never saw these the first time...and they are excellent..

the baby is just awesome... love the momma with tusks, and the baby having the nerve to look...

wonderful shots, girl..forgive me for missing them the first time.
Oldfireguy
11-15-2006, 02:59 PM
Very cool! The little baby looks so little compared to mom. Good shots again.
Antarctican
11-16-2006, 11:33 AM
Thanks all! Your comments really inspire me