tiabunna's photos with the keyword: elephant

My previous series showed the elephant being given a wash and the attendant then jumping off. Which left the elephant in the river alone! With the bathing over, it's time for this well trained elephant to get out. See the images below (also in PiPs). The position shown on the map is approximate to the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos.

Elephant cleaning is one of those jobs needing to be done from time to time. This elephant was being cleaned in the river near our guest house. As you will see, the procedure is to add some sandy mud, then rub with one of your thongs (flip-flop to some of you). The next steps are in the PiPs and also below (I've worked out that PiPs are not visible on mobile phones - mine at least).

This elephant statue was at the Forbidden City. We saw elephant statues in other places, which intrigued me as I had not associated them with China. It turns out that there still are elephants in part of southern China, but a now extinct species (until the 14th C) once roamed most of the country.

From an old slide. Typical beach scene on the east coast on one of the few "good weather" days. Giant Petrel nearest camera, Skua Gulls and more Giant Petrels beyond, with Dominican Gulls in and over the water. Elephant Seals to the right, and the usual tangle of giant kelp on the beach. Penguins way in the distance.

Young male elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) spend their days either sleeping or practicing fighting (done by bashing together, as was happening here till I interrupted). Fighting skills will become important later in life, when they try to attain "Beachmaster" status. From an old Kodachrome slide taken with a Minolta SR1 and Auto Rokkor 1.4 58mm lens..

Taken during station changeover (see DUKW unloading in background), December 1967. Elephant seals in the foreground.

First send someone in front to get the seals out of the way! From an old Kodachrome slide.