follow site This big guy was one of only a few animals outside at the zoo on this chilly winter morning, though he didn’t seem to mind the 27˙F. weather. While I took his picture, he fed himself his breakfast hay swinging his trunk up and down.
follow I was so amazed at the dexterity of his trunk, I checked out a few facts about elephants on Wikipedia. This is an Asian elephant – only one “finger” around the lip of his trunk. (The African elephant has two.) And what I found most amazing – scientists estimate there are between 40,000 and 100,000 muscles in an elephant’s trunk. The trunk is such a finely tuned instrument, an elephant can as easily pick up a single blade of grass as he can tear down a medium sized tree. Check out the facts about elephants on Wiki and you’ll come away amazed. Guaranteed.
source Milwaukee County Zoo
Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2008
https://marcosgerente.com.br/d4ghsq0v1t Great capture Barbara…
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source You did a nice job with this one! Lots of character in that face!
https://www.thephysicaltherapyadvisor.com/2024/09/18/kbxb6k9 Amazing use of lines in this shot! WOW I love it!
https://www.drcarolineedwards.com/2024/09/18/ep0900pn Wonderful shot and lesson.
I didn’t know that!
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https://livingpraying.com/kxzz3efe Great shot and lesson!
Thanks – didn’t know the muscle thing!
https://www.modulocapital.com.br/urtk09md The nose knows for sure or the trunk with funk. Pretty cool facts. I wonder how far he/she could throw a snow ball.
Cheap Valium Uk nice details. 😀
Wonderful detail and texture in this shot. 🙂
Elephants are cool.
Great shot of a beautiful animal Barb, nice work 🙂
Fabulous!
That’s gorgeous. I love elephants to begin with, but your shot is great. It also got me totally obsessed about the fact that I NEED a better zoom lens. Hey, it’s a blog topic like any other. 🙂
Great picture! And, I love the double meaning in the name.
ron ~ thanks, though glad I captured him here and not half way across the world. I get homesick.
montucky ~ old elephant face – lots of character
mon@rch ~ thanks, those lines really came out in the gray
nicole ~ wiki can teach much! 🙂
gandalf ~ how far can you throw a snowball? just please, not at me, okay?
jeanne ~ thanks
robin ~ cool, yes, especially in Wisconsin in winter! 🙂
bernie ~ thanks, animals are fun to do.
sumedh ~ thanks for commenting
smiler ~ mmm, I know. I obsess about a lot of lenses.
lady ~ glad you liked the title.
I can heave a snowball a good 40 or 50 feet. I can usually hit the ground with it.