Elephant Reflections

Tests have shown elephants to exhibit mirror self-recognition.
I can’t claim that these photos confirm it, as the elephants weren’t so close to the water as to actually look down at their own reflections…

But my camera caught them!  

Elephants are also among the species known to use tools.

I’m not sure what this one was trying to do with this tree, though… Just some trunk-to-trunk stretching exercises, perhaps…?

The elephant’s trunk, containing over 40,000 muscles, is undeniably a rather handy tool in itself - used for breathing, smelling, touching, grasping, and producing sound, all-in-one.

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E for Elephants, Entertainment and Education

Hey, you… down there… Behave yourself!

http://youtu.be/q2vGdBFmpnk

http://youtu.be/x2VDppn6N7k

For ABC Wednesday - E

On my visit to the zoo it was undoubtedly the elephants and the giraffes who put up the best “show” to entertain the spectators. A whole group of us stood for a long time watching the majestic giraffe following the two young elephants around… Not easy to tell exactly what was going on! The most popular theory was that the elephants were up to mischief and the giraffe got annoyed and wanted to educate them in proper behaviour and make it absolutely clear who is King of the Savannah! As someone in the human crowd pointed out, even the big elephants seemed kind of intimidated by the giraffe; they did not interfere.

Watch the videos and tell me what you think. Who is teasing whom here? Is the giraffe acting bully or baby sitter? Or just wanting to play?

Macro Monday: Reaching Out

I’VE HEARD THAT…

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… THE GRASS …

… IS …

… ALWAYS …

… GREENER …

… ON THE OTHER …

… SIDE OF THE …

… FENCE…

Sometimes you have to settle for “as close as you can get”… ;)

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