I saw this elephant a few times on my most recent trip to Kenya and each time it appeared as if he was presenting me with his trunk, like a waiter presenting a bottle of wine. Perhaps he just needed a place to rest the trunk so it didn’t drag on the ground, or maybe it was some sort of an injury. Who knows, but it was interesting that it seemed to be a habitual thing. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 150mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/800th of a second.
Fascinating. He’s either very polite or very hurt. Hope it’s not the latter because these guys are such majestic animals, I hate to lose them to poachers.
great pic. ) may be he got in fight and lost the other tusks, and the trunk is gett ing to heavy to hold up or to long to keep it off the ground. ) good luck
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I saw this elephant a few times on my most recent trip to Kenya and each time it appeared as if he was presenting me with his trunk, like a waiter presenting a bottle of wine. Perhaps he just needed a place to rest the trunk so it didn’t drag on the ground, or maybe it was some sort of an injury. Who knows, but it was interesting that it seemed to be a habitual thing. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 150mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/800th of a second.
Great description of this big guy , so exciting to see them in your presence & provide us with interesting pictures of their trates
Fascinating. He’s either very polite or very hurt. Hope it’s not the latter because these guys are such majestic animals, I hate to lose them to poachers.
No thanks Mr. Elephant. I’ve fallen for that trick before.
great pic. ) may be he got in fight and lost the other tusks, and the trunk is gett ing to heavy to hold up or to long to keep it off the ground. ) good luck
Oh, that is a beautiful image, Sean, but my comment cannot begin to convey my reaction to this photo. Automatic wall hanger!
Thanks Sue. It was quite a peculiar sight. And to see the same elephant doing the same thing on different days.