One with the Elephants

Draped over the baby Kitimetse, Elke is nestled between the baby's ears and her rough gray skin covered with coarse scanty hairs. As she grows, Kitimetse's ears will cover her shoulder. Standing next to Kitimetse is the bull elephant Abu, with ears about 2m x 1.5m. The elephant's ears are flapped to create air currents to help reduce body heat.

Photographed at Abu’s Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana in 1995. Nikon 35mm cameras, 80-200mm, f2.8 zoom lens. Kodax Ektachrome Reversal Film 100, and Kodax Plus-X 125 Black and White negative film. Print is toned within a vintage frame.