Photo by Mattias Klum @mattiasklumofficial. Two baby elephants cuddle in front of my camera in Selous, Tanzania. Young elephants spend a lot of time playing by chasing and pulling each others tails. They splash and spray each other with water and mud. They often "trunk wrestle" and practice fighting in pushing and pulling competitions. Go to @mattiasklumofficial to see the magificent selous landscape where I took this photograph of the playing elephant calfs. Elephant babies can usually stand and walk within an hour of birth and if a calf loses its mother the other females in the group will take care of it. The bond between a baby elephant and its mother is frequently described as the closest of any animal on earth. One might think this is just another cute animal picture but, in my opinion, it's another reminder that it's not just humans that can show compassion, empathy and caring. Perhaps it´s finally time for us humans to realize that other species are much more advanced than what we used to know, aknowledge and believe. #elephants #babies #calfs #poaching #selous #savetheelephants #tanzania #play #caretakers #instagood @natgeo @thephotosociety
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