African savanna elephant

Description:

The skin is naked, rough and grey-brown, but often coloured by mud and dust. The head is very large, carried on a short, thick neck. The nose and upper lip are enormously elongated into a muscula, mobile trunk with nostrils and two fingers at its tips. Most adults have a pair of curved tusks.

Habitat:

very wide range

Notes:

We were picknicking close to a river in an almost empty park when this herd came close glaring at us. Although in that area the elephants are very aggressive they didn't attack us, but simply drank and went away. The youngling mybe didn't feel the water safe and digged its own well. :)