Favourite Photos of the Past 10 Years - Episode 10 - 'Our Close Encounters'

Above:- 'Tembo'

Kim's favourite big animal shot of the last 10 years

TEMBO

Elephant Whispers’ magnificent six and half ton gentle giant and leader of our herd.

AT A GLANCE
Sex: Male
Age: 35 Years
Shoulder Height: 3.45m
Approximate Weight: ±6 ½ tons

https://www.elephantwhispers.co.za/ 

Yes, there is a handler on top of him.

'Elephant Whispers' Hazyview, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- "Tembo talks'

'Elephant Whispers' Hazyview, South Africa, November 2015

(I've named our current house Hazyview, it was one of the most amazing days of my life)

Above:- 'Tembo and another Elephant'

'Elephant Whispers' Hazyview, South Africa, November 2015

Above:-'Big Ears to Hear Big'

'Elephant Whispers' Hazyview, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'Feeding the elephant Snacks'

'Elephant Whispers' Hazyview, South Africa, November 2015

 

 Above:- 'African Elephant'

 On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'Australia's Last African Elephant'

'Cuddles'

Its been banned to import anymore, and fair enough too.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo NSW,  August 2012

Above:- 'Cuddles in her Bedroom'

Breakfast Zoo tour with the Car Club

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo NSW,  August 2012

Cuddles the elephant dead at 46

Taronga Western Plains staff in Dubbo are in mourning following the death of Cuddles, the zoo’s longest resident.Cuddles arrived at the Dubbo zoo the same year it opened, in 1977. She was shipped from Britain with two other female African elephants, Yum Yum and Cheri.

March 23, 2017 - 8:42AM

The Daily Telegraph

 

Above:- 'Sad Indian Elephant'

Melbourne Zoo, August 2016

Above:-'Breakfast with the Giraffes'

Breakfast Zoo tour with the Car Club

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW,  August 2012

Above:- 'Another Giraffe'

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo NSW,  August 2012

Above:- 'Close Contact'

On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'Giraffe Family'

On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

 

Above:- 'Hello!'

On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'White Rhino'

On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'Black Rhino'

On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'Australian White Rhino''

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo NSW,  August 2012

Above:- 'Pumba! A Warthog'

On Safari, Kruger National Park, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'OOOK! An Orangutan' 

Melbourne Zoo, August 2016

Above:- 'Hippo'

No far from our bungalow, we could hear them at night!

Hazyview, South Africa, November 2015

Above:- 'Humpbacks'

Merimbula, NSW, October 2019

Above:- 'Whale Tail'

Merimbula, NSW, October 2019