Oh, mum… not in front of my friends
The orphanage centre must be doing really great work
because all the elephants seemed happy:
Matt Blake
It's that special skill all mothers have and none would want to throw
away - the ability to embarrass their children in front of their
friends. And it turns out elephants are no different.
This female Asian elephant wrapped her trunk around her calf and
planted what looked to be a big kiss right on its head.
The mother and her child were snapped tangled in each other's trunks
sharing a cuddle at an elephant orphanage in Pinnawela, proving that
even elephants enjoy nothing more than a loving snuggle.
It was captured by Ukranian amateur photographer Koziuk Vladimir, 39,
who managed to catch the embrace by chance.
The artist headed off to Sri Lanka on a family holiday but couldn't
resist the opportunity to get his camera out and capture the cuddle.
After the embrace, the duo took off and joined the rest of the herd
to cool off in the river. The amateur photographer took to photography
when he was just 10 years old but has never come across anything like
this before.
He said: “It was amazing to be able to witness this moment because
until I visited the centre I've never seen anything so dramatic between
animals. “The orphanage centre must be doing really great work because
all the elephants seemed happy. “In the time I spent there I managed to
watch lots of elephants cuddle up to each other which is such a special
sight.
“It was a privilege to visit the orphanage because they take care of
lots of injured elephants. “It's reassuring to know that the injured
animals get a safe place to live where they're properly cared for
instead of being in the wild where they may come under threat.
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