Travelogue Tanzania 2009
The best pictures – Elephants

We saw almost all of our elephants in Tarangire National Park. The first contact in particular was incredible, because it was right on our first game drive and we had no idea how close we would be to these giants.

Tanzania - A herd of elephants is blocking the way in front of us.
heavy traffic on highway 8
Tanzania - a red-brown, very large elephant
One of the first elephants we saw.
Tanzania - an elephant cow and several young animals
his family
Tanzania - An elephant showers himself with water from a large puddle.
elephant shower
Tanzania - Elephants bathe in a small water hole.
elephant pool
Tanzania - A large group of elephants crosses a river.
big herd migrating
Tanzania - the tip of an elephant's trunk picking grass
trunk detail
Tanzania - detail of the base of the tail of an elephant
tail detail
Tanzania - An elephant stands in a pond and eats water plants.
We stopped for an hour to watch this elephant in the Ngorongoro crater eating in a pond.
Tanzania - An elephant stands in a pond and eats water plants.
Tusks are a handy trunk tray, very useful when standing in water.
Tanzania - An elephant stands in a pond and eats water plants.
Bon appétit!

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