Encounter with Tim

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Amboseli, 2016

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This is probably my favorite image of Tim, one of Africa’s biggest living tuskers. Tim was born in 1969 and was spotted and named for the first time by the Amboseli Elephant Trust when he was about four years old. Since then he has grown to become one of Africa’s most famous Elephants. My first encounter with him dates back to February 2010. I have seen him many times and photographed him in many circumstances. It was wonderful to watch him come closer and closer to my vehicle on that gloomy morning in February, grazing along the way. I took images at various distances until he almost didn’t fit in my wide angle anymore. At that moment a sudden noise from another Elephant behind me spooked him briefly and he raised his massive head for a split second. Then he resumed feeding.His and the other elephants’ safety is preciously guarded by a number of great organizations working in the Amboseli ecosystem. Thanks for the amazing work to the Kenya Wildlife Service, Big Life Foundation and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants in particular. Kenya must be proud to be home to quite a few Elephants like Tim. 

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