Savanna elephant calf

Loxodonta africana africana

Description:

Elephants are the largest living land animals on Earth today. At birth, an elephant calf typically weighs 105 kilograms (230 lb). They typically live for 50 to 70 years, but the oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.

Habitat:

savanna

Notes:

A herd of elephants approached our vehicle quite closely in Lake Manyara National Park. I was a bit cautious but they were very passive and just walked right by.

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14 Comments

Dan Doucette 8 years ago

That's great! Thanks Daniele!

DanielePralong 8 years ago

Congratulations Dan! This beautiful spotting of an elephant calf is featured on ou post on World Wildlife Day!

"Happy ‪#‎WorldWildlifeDay‬!
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March, day of the signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to celebrate and raise awareness about the world’s animals and plants.
This year World Wildlife Day has a special focus on Asian and African elephants, under the theme “The future of elephants is in our hands”. ‪#‎WWD2016‬.
To find out more about World Wildlife Day:
http://www.wildlifeday.org
You can also celebrate by visiting Project Noah:
African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) spotted in Tanzania by Project Noah user Dan Doucette:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/576...

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Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks a lot Christy and Carol!

Carol Snow Milne 11 years ago

So so adorable! WOW!

ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Dan, that's a beautiful portrait!! Great capture!

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Karen for choosing this touching photo and thank you Louisa, sorry I didn't see your comment before.

KarenL 11 years ago

Dan, your spotting has been chosen to illustrate the blog today on how the trade in animal products is impacting many species. http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/4430052...