4 Baby Elephants Play Rough And Get Dirty When Mother Is Away
Playful: These amazing pictures show the unusual moment when four baby elephants weighing as much as 300kg each decided to overdo top of each other
Caught in these amazing photos, 4 baby elephants pile on top of each as quickly as they got a moment away from their mother.
The ‘little’ giants weighing as much as 300kg each were drinking water as their mom cooled of before deciding to goof around.
The pictures were taken by the banks of the Ghwarrie Dam in Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
When the mother saw the youngsters playing all rough, she marched over to break up the fun before someone obtained hurt.
Playful: The elephants started by running into each other before deciding to pile on top of each other
Captured by Ayesha Cantor while out on a day trip, talking to the Daily Mail, she claimed:
” We had been sitting at the dam for over an hour, watching the various family teams coming in to drink and play and then moving off.”
Messing around: The elephants were drinking water on the banks of the Ghwarrie Dam in Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, as their mom cooled off. And they quickly chose to have some enjoyable
” We had actually simply decided to move off when I just happened to glance back for a last appearance and quickly called out for my husband to quit again when I saw the two youngsters seemingly deep in discussion– one more picture became the elephant bundle.”
” I have actually heard and seen two babies quickly playing yet never ever 4 and over such an extended period of time as this.”
” Just like kids, they test their boundaries. Play teaches them to know their boundaries and just how to act within their family group.”
” It looked to us specifically just how people play, so playful and so fun. Incredible to see wild animals enjoying themselves in this way.”
” Having actually been near the bottom of a human pile-on you can be certain I was very happy not to be that baby Ellie at the bottom of this particular one.”