Protecting the Herd

As Elke stands under its massive head and inches from the feet of this 9-ton elephant, the Bull Elephant Abu trumpets to the herd at Abu Camp. African Savanna Elephants trumpet for excitement, distress, or aggression. The trumpeting sound is made by blowing air through the elephant's trunk. 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.