Elephants in Mana Pools, Zimbabwe
A big stretch to find nutritious food
Fine control with his trunk
Blue light is a characteristic of the forests in Mana Pools
Stretch!
When there's a drought it's an advantage to be able to reach food that other elephants can't
"Fred" is named after the dancer Fred Astaire because of the little dance he does before rising onto his back legs
Jet propulsion - the dust coming of "Fred's" feet makes it look like he is using rockets to help him rise up
Sunlight highlights the dust that's released as "Fred" breaks a branch off a tree
Reaching for food is so much easier if you can stand on your back legs
"Fred" rises to reach another branch while other elephants wait for their share of the food he brings down
An elephant family in the early morning light
Elephants in the forest at dawn
Family procession
An elephant family moves through the forest
An elephant family moves towards me
Elephant greeting
A wide angle shot taken while lying on the ground as an elephant called "Impi" walked towards me
A wideangle shot of "Impi" and his ascari - taken while lying on the ground (there's no need for remote cameras in Mana!)
"Criss-cross" and wild dogs on the banks of the Zambezi