#elephant
MrDheo (@MrDheoOfficial) in Miami - Photo by @BBC_TopGear#mrdheo #miami#wynwood - https://www.instagram.com/mrdheo/ - MrDheo at le Mur, Oberkampf in Paris, France -https://www.facebook.com/events/963927987014558/
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Elephantastic #MondayMotivation shout out from conservation #wildographer @james.lewin_photography with this stunning capture of Dida, a living treasure.
One remarkable elephant!
Long may she roam free and wild.
“A massive shout out to @tsavotrust for protecting her for more than a decade. Even throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic with reduced operations, the Tsavo Trust were able locate a tusker elephant within a conservation area the size of Switzerland almost every single day.
Please visit the @tsavotrust page and website to learn more about their contribution to the Tsavo Conservation Area and the work they are doing to secure a future for the largest elephants in Africa.
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Follow @james.lewin_photography for more of his incredible work and bag yourself a print or two.
https://jameslewinphotography.co.uk/
#Wildography #wildlifephotography #jameslewinphotography #monochromemonday #monochromatic #elephant #tusker #tsavo
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdVhVHos1bN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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THE SADDEST DAY!
“This is so painful.”
‘These few words spoken by ranger Daudi Ninaai describe how we are feeling at Big Life. Tolstoy, one of Africa’s biggest ‘tusker’ elephants and icon of the Amboseli ecosystem, has died at age 51.
He was speared in the leg 6 weeks ago, almost certainly by a farmer defending his crops from one of Tolstoy’s nighttime crop raids. The wound was treated, but an infection had the worst possible consequences.
Big Life’s rangers in @kimanasanctuary have monitored Tolstoy 24/7 since. Yesterday morning, they found him lying down. Upon getting closer, the rangers could see signs of his failed struggle to stand up. They knew he wasn’t napping.
Tolstoy was still alive and two @kenyawildlifeservice vet units (funded by the @sheldricktrust) responded. He was given further treatment but getting him on his feet again was unlikely from the start. For hours the rangers & vets tried to pull him up with vehicles and ropes, with no success. A front-end loader was called in as a desperate attempt, but Tolstoy was too weak to stand.
With the rescue team out of ideas, and night approaching, Tolstoy finally ran out of strength & died, surrounded by the rangers who looked over him for so long.
Ranger Lekanayia is one of these: “Today is the saddest day as a ranger, having lost one of the elephants that I treasured the most. We tried everything we could. I thought he would wake up, but he couldn’t lift himself up.”
After 50 years on earth, there isn’t much that Tolstoy hadn’t seen. His home has been transformed by humans, & it’s the consequences of expanding farmlands that eventually killed him.
His death is a reminder of the vulnerability of the largest of animals, as well as the urgent need to protect habitat for wildlife & manage the interface between wild animals & human activities. There are solutions, we are making progress despite this tragic setback.
Over his life on this planet, Tolstoy had a positive impact on countless people, and will be remembered as a calm and gentle giant. As ranger Lekanayia says, “Rest in peace Tolstoy, we will miss you.”
#repost from @biglifeafrica
Photo: @jjkclay
#elephant #rip (at Kimana Sanctuary)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc6ZtMMtjKm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Elephant Breaks Into Dearborn Street Restaurant; eats 12 pies.
And who could blame him?! Who doesn’t LOVE pie.
For #TBT, enjoy this article from the June 16, 1908 Chicago Examiner, courtesy of our Special Collections & Preservation Division.
The full Examiner can be accessed here: http://digital.chipublib.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/examiner/id/10146/rec/1
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This is at Borås zoo in Sweden, the calf is called Chindi and the video was taken by keeper Jonas Sjöström x
Barnum & Bailey / Coney Island. 1898. Anonymous.
27 ¼ x 37 in./69.3 x 94 cm
Beginning in 1880, and continuing until World War II, Coney Island was the single biggest amusement area in the United States. For more than a century it’s been adored for the pure carnival fantasy of it, the mass congregation of its sideshow characters, and an atmosphere of devil-may-care lunacy. This classic poster was used by Barnum & Bailey for their British tour of 1898-1899, and served to enhance the reputation of this freewheeling national treasure in New York City. A visual delight as well as a historic document of great interest, this image was also published in the more common horizontal format. Bottom text reads: “Remarkable head-foremost dives from enormous heights into shallow depths of water, together with thrilling & daring aquatic & sub-aqueous feats of every description.”
Available at auction February 25, 2018.
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Savana.
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#elephant #elephantdoll #doll #puppet #artdoll #handmade #clay #clayart #art #africa #savannah #savana #esotic #elefante
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Kandarpa Hasti
It is a scroll painting of Lord Krishna seated on an elephant depicts eleven female figures. Floral borders are present around four sides.
21st Century. Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha, India.
Now in Indian Museum, Kolkata
(viaMuseums of India - National Portal and Digital Repository)
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another look at the alliance. can’t wait to share how each of these interact with each other
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