All these elephants wanted was a snack. They were like giant golden retrievers, smart and gentle. Their tusks were not what I thought they would feel like. I thought it would feel like a soft squeegee or like my sons best friends hairless pug. Their trunks are rough like a heel with a cracked callous. They have sparse bristly hair on their trunks that are REALLY poky. These were Asian elephants, much smaller than their African counterparts. The way you can tell the difference from an Asian Elephant and an African Elephant is the Asian elephant only has one finger on its trunk. The African Elephant has two. They were SO sweet.
They let the elephants go for a swim in a big lagoon. They were so happy to be in the water they were rolling around and leaning up against each other. Then when the caretaker called to them, they BOTH SUNK deep into the water…just like my kids do.They were totally immersed. It’s like they were saying, “We can’t hear you…” Finally, after about ten calls they came and went to get their dinner.
I hope we can all be kind to animals and each other XOXO The Sunny D
