From here if was on to the African Elephants. Tuffy, our Bull, was feeding from his hanging net of straw and delighting the people who had assembled. I went on toward the barn with it's tiers of observation decks and was rewarded to discover Anna enjoy the pool and using her trunk to root out some peanuts hidden among the boulders at the pool's edge, as well as, weeding up some salad. Anna is the oldest elephant in the troop, and really a gentle giant. Well, truth be told, they all pretty much are. Nearby I could see 14-year-old Samson going through some keeper exam training. In the far yard, his mother, Felix, was cooling herself by tossing a "mantle" of sand on her back and head. She really has such a lovely face.
Reticulated Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
Anna by name
Felix by name
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