New born Elephant calf in Amboseli National Park

New born Elephant calf in Amboseli National Park



One evening as we were about to exit the Amboseli National Park to return to our lodge, we noticed an African Elephant with a calf by the side of the road. As we came closer to it to get a couple of pictures, we noticed that the calf was very young. Our guide pointed out that this calf would only be a couple of days old.

Seeing the approaching vehicle, the mother moved towards the new born in a protective posture.We quickly switched off the engine and waited patiently to observe the interaction between the mother and the new born.

When the mother realised that we were not a threat, she eased a bit and got back to grazing.

New born Elephant calf in Amboseli National Park
New born Elephant calf in Amboseli National Park

Amboseli African Elephant with Calf 1

Amboseli African Elephant with Calf 2

Amboseli African Elephant with Calf 3

Amboseli African Elephant with Calf 5

When we saw that the new born calf was a little away from the mother, we took a couple of closeup pictures. You can see from the pictures as to how young the calf was. Seeing the calf alone, another sub-adult from the herd came to offer it some moral support.

Amboseli African Elephant with Calf 6

Amboseli African Elephant with Calf 7

 

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