Dan > This was a newborn baby elephant and mother.  The researchers at Langoue Bai catalog every elephant, buffalo, and gorilla they see at the Bai.  The mother had last been seen a short time ago without the child, so most likely the baby elephant was just a week or so old.  We got to name it "Janet".
Dan > Big bull elephant at the Bai.
Dan > Yup, definitely a bull elephant.  He kept splashing his foot up in the water, which is (I believe) a dominance display.
Dan > Elephant at Langoue Bai.
Dan > A family of elephants entered the Bai and traveled along the path to the mud puddle.
Dan > Younger elephant.
Dan > Various elephants congregating at Langoue Bai.
Dan > Elephants splashing through the mud puddle at Langoue Bai.
Dan > Elephant family at Langoue Bai.
This was a newborn baby elephant and mother. The researchers at Langoue Bai catalog every elephant, buffalo, and gorilla they see at the Bai. The mother had last been seen a short time ago without the child, so most likely the baby elephant was just a week or so old. We got to name it "Janet".
Dan > This was a newborn baby elephant and mother.  The researchers at Langoue Bai catalog every elephant, buffalo, and gorilla they see at the Bai.  The mother had last been seen a short time ago without the child, so most likely the baby elephant was just a week or so old.  We got to name it "Janet".
This was a newborn baby elephant and mother. The researchers at Langoue Bai catalog every elephant, buffalo, and gorilla they see at the Bai. The mother had last been seen a short time ago without the child, so most likely the baby elephant was just a week or so old. We got to name it "Janet".
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