ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photos by @brentstirton | The key to the future of Asian elephants is understanding their behavior and evolving our responses. 1. Two male elephants intertwine trunks in what is thought to be a bonding ritual. Touch is an important part of acceptance and friendship for elephants. 2. Wild elephants graze on the slopes of a tea estate in Valparai, India. The estate in elephant territory was cleared in the 1800s with no thought for the animals. Today the elephants are still there, and when they appear, the workers leave. 3. An elephant walks solo on the beach in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Rangers say he does this regularly, often in the moonlight. 4. Elephant calves learn by imitation; here they’re mastering the art of throwing soil over their bodies. The dirt protects their skin from sun and insects. 5. A distressed female elephant visits a baby that died days earlier. At first touch, she backed off, but then she lingered. It was only when another juvenile elephant touched her repeatedly that she walked slowly away. 6. An adult female pushes a calf into a water hole in Yala National Park. Observers say the calf lost its mother a month earlier. It was trying to join this small herd for survival, but the adult kept trying to drive the youngster away as part of her own survival strategy. 7. Thai elephants interact with steel puzzle boxes that contain fruit. To access the fruit, the elephants must open three different doors. This study, by Hunter College in New York City, tries to understand how individual elephants think. 8. A female elephant in Sri Lanka escorts multiple calves and juveniles, a strategy that seems to allow mothers to take a break and share the load. 9. A male elephant takes a nap inside a Valparai tea estate. 10. The alpha in a group of male elephants kicks away a new male seeking acceptance. The younger one is likely looking for safety in numbers in areas outside reserves. For more, go to the link in bio. #SaveTheElephantDay」4月16日 22時00分