In mid-August, as part of our celebrations of my son Finn's 4th birthday, we spent a day at Whipsnade Zoo. As zoo members, we quite often go to Whipsnade and I've fallen out of the habit of taking a camera with me. But a birthday demands a few family snaps, at the very least, so I was delighted to find myself armed with my kit when we came face-to-face with one of the zoo's newest additions - a female baby Asian elephant. Born towards the end of July, she was around 3 weeks old when we visited and, not suprisingly, she was a big crowd pleaser. Here she is, exploring her new surroundings, under mum's watchful eye:
This shot is a particular favourite, it's just too cute - she almost looks like she's giggling away there as she scratches her trunk on the knobbly tree roots:
It was a pretty hot day, and here's one of the adult elephants tossing dirt on its back to keep the effect of the sun's rays to a minimum:
And finally, a study of an adult elephant, probably wondering what all the fuss is about:
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