I guess the elephant was showing me that she is young enough to dance.
Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM, ISO 400, 135mm, f6.3, 1/160 sec. Full frame image.
Look forward to your comments.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
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I guess the elephant was showing me that she is young enough to dance.
Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM, ISO 400, 135mm, f6.3, 1/160 sec. Full frame image.
Look forward to your comments.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Where was this shot? I'm also curious about the glandular secretion of the other one. Is it a male?
Apana
This was in Bandipur. It is a male. They were in a herd of three.
thats nice image, would have loved more wide angle view.....
The Glandular secretion,,,,,,,,Quote:
Originally Posted by AB Apana
Is it at the time when hormones flow in the male?
Also called in being in a state of MAST ?
Nice action captured. The male facing you would have added to the composition further.
The elephant with the glandular secretion looks like a female ( you can see the tushes - those are not the tusks of a male , a male of that size would have larger/ longer tusks).Please post a another photograph of the same individual if you can. In the African Elephant both male and female are known to come into musth. Musth in the female Asian Elephant is rare but not unknown.
Vikram,
I had checked that after posting the photo here. That is a female. I think she is probably pregnant. Looking at the size of her belly, it looks different than the others. And the male was also checking her. Will post the shots later.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
In one of the recorded instances of musth in female Asian elephants , the female was found to be in a pronounced state of estrous, this was a captive elephant so it was easy to ascertain.Not so easy to ascertain in the wild.