A photographer caught the moment a mother elephant in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park defecated on its baby’s head – but there’s more to this ritual than you think
A photographer managed to capture the moment the mother elephant pooped on her little one
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This baby elephant got a bit too close to its mum (Image:
Jens Cullmann/Kennedy News)
So, in what seems like a very counterproductive move, poo actually helps the baby elephant’s immune system.
Photographer Jens added that these photos have a far more serious aspect to them than the dung incident.
He said the mother elephant was skinny because of a bad dry season in the park, a lot of elephants and other animals having reportedly died or suffered.
Jens said: “In Mana Pools this year it was very dry and a lot of animals suffered.
Lots of animals in the Mana Pools park are suffering because of the drought
Jens added that he had to stop the car to snap a photo when she saw the adorable baby elephant.
“They were eating. It was the end of the dry season and they really have to go the whole day through the park and look for what they can get,” she continued.
“I followed them because I like these two elephants. I got these cute shots of the calf next to the big foot of the mum.”
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