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With their gigantic pile next to a water hole, a herd of juvenile elephants is shown in these impressive images that delight safari tourists. At Shindzela Tented Camp in Greater Kruger, Sᴏᴜtʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ, young elephants grouped together to play while family groups of elephants congregated nearby.
In the presence of the oƄserʋers, the older elephants lay down on the ground while allowing the younger ones to suƄ and kick them playfully.
One of the juvenile elephants lay on the ground during the fun interaction while another stroked its tail with its foot. The younger elephants that looked more mature led the way while the older elephants happily played ᴄʟᴏsᴇ towards the water hole.
Photographer BoƄƄy-Jo Vial, 35, was barely 25 meters from the “family gathering” and saw how the elephants were climbing like crazy on top of each other and making “a lot of noise” with their trunks. It was a reunion of many different family units, he offered. She thought that was the reason there was so much contact.
Elephants have their own direct family herd and constantly interact with their extended family herds, just like our own families. This could have been a family reunion. The cousins were playing together. The younger elephants are playing while the adults are at the watering hole and caring for them.