Red Eared Elephant

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 29, 2016119 views7 comments

Fresh youngsters are generally quite pink, and go darker slowly, They are also quite "fluffy".
Here a youngster displays the red backs of his ears in Hwange National Park,Zimbabwe
EOS 1DX MkII
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F6.3
ISO 400
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7 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on October 29, 2016 at 1:52 PM

I think you caught the "cuteness" of this little one just right! Like the red ears. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 29, 2016 at 5:14 PM

Off the charts cuteness. Really like the glimpse of mom also.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on October 29, 2016 at 8:17 PM

Not only do you post excellent images, but also include interesting facts about your subjects. This one is a fine example of that.

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Comment posted by Tom Falley on October 29, 2016 at 11:01 PM

A very nice elephant sequence, though the one chasing the "dog" is probably my favorite!

Thanks for sharing: Tom

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 30, 2016 at 10:33 AM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments.

Jim.
Whenever possible I never keep secrets sad

Tom.
I am looking for more Elephant and Wild Dog interaction devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on October 31, 2016 at 4:24 PM

Nice shot of this young elephant that I guess I'd like to see a little more the parent; not necessarily the whole thing.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 1, 2016 at 9:40 PM

The youngster looks great here Ken, I think it's a bit unfortunate where mom has been cut off, ideally you would have more of her face imo. devil

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