Elephant Love

Walking from my early afternoon assignment at the Giraffe House to the later afternoon assignment at the African Water Hole I had time to admire two of our African Elephants for a little while.  The Maryland Zoo is home to four African elephants.  Tuffy is our bull and Felix one of two adult females.  Together they produced our adolescent male, Samson, back in 2008.  Anna, our oldest Elephant rounds out the herd.  Tuffy and Felix have a special bound.  When they our out together, they often find time to "cuddle".  I don't know what else to call it.  They are gentle with one another and touch playfully and well, affectionately.  It's a joy to behold.