Elephants playing in the snow - pics

Smiling elephants... :)



The combo of pictures taken on December 27, 2010 shows an elephant using his trunk to tip snow into his mouth at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten). Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


An elephant slips a snowball into his mouth at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


The combo of pictures taken on December 27, 2010 shows an elephant slipping a snowball into his mouth with his trunk at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten). Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


An elephant throws snow on himself at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


An elephant throws snow on himself at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


An elephant throws snow on his face at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


The combo of pictures taken on December 27, 2010 shows an elephant throwing a snowball on his head at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


The combo of pictures taken on December 27, 2010 shows an elephant throwing a snowball on his head at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


An elephant throws a snowball on his head at his enclosure in the Berlin zoo (Zoologischer Garten) December 27, 2010. Forecasts predict more snow in the German capital, with temperatures staying below zero.


Elephant Ko Raya plays in the snow in the zoo in Berlin, December 27, 2010.


Elephant Ko Raya plays in the snow in the zoo in Berlin, December 27, 2010.

I always wondered which animals do well in the cold/snow in zoos. Seems like elephants aren't too phased.

I'd forgotten that....:blush:

Though recent scholarship suggests that they didn't die, it's just that Hannibal turned them around along with the rest of his heavy cavalry because they wouldn't help him in Italy and would cost too much to feed over the alps. (Hasdrubal seems to have "found" a bunch of elephants in Spain, which people suggest were Hannibal's original corps.)

The exact path Hannibal took through the Alps is unknown today, it is clearly in the Alps between modern Day Italy and France NOT Switzerland. Do to Global warming those passes are opening up, and revealing most of them were open in the time of the Roman Republic, only freezing over during the Dark Age Cold period. Thus when people wrote of the act during the life time of Hannibal there just marveled at him getting them over the Mountains NOT through the Snow. It was only when people in the 1700s, during the Mini Ice Age, that snow began to be connected to Hannibal's march and the debate which pass did he take. It now appears it did NOT matter, for all of the passes through the Alps were passable and that explains why the Romans waited for him to go through the Alps before committing forces to defeat Hannibal (i.e. waited on an area he was sure to go through no matter which pass through the alps Hannibal took).

Hannibal hung out in Italy for 8 years, winning every battle he fought, and still couldn't win the country. Hmm.... does that sound familiar....?

:)

I forget, did you mention that?

Temps staying just under 32 by our standards..

You learn something new every day.

Anyone get the humor in Elephant as Republican symbol. Big no's :D

But to be fair, maybe it is boom in the trunk. So not falling for that label trap :D

Not the only animal that does that. Collies smile too; my Zoe is smiling as I type this.

the wide eyes and mouth look like sheer joy and delight.

You can see it in their eyes, just like you can with people. :)

:hi:

poor fella couldn't find anyone to have a snowball fight with, so he had to have one with himself.

Great pics and thanks for posting.

:) - K&R

:rofl:

Great photos!

-Hoot

Thanks

the snow. Gleeful.

Do you have a link for that? I know a couple of people who would enjoy seeing the pictures.

:-)

:-)

Guess, unlike us, they never learned "bus-i-ness" with pen, paper, telephones!!

Thanks!

It seems to be smiling in these photos. :)

TY for posting these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are beautiful :loveya:

For some reason I preferred the features and looks of African elephants. Asian elephants have a sickly look to them, the ears are always worn out and the discoloration on the truck, back and ears is just eww.

I just cant get with it

looks like they enjoy winter.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/82601766/Stone

are elephants okay in that much cold, though?

it's too bad the Republicans chose them as the mascot to their party.

Just don't want to get DU in trouble.

:P

After 65 million years, the slithering cold blooded want to take us back to The Age of Reptiles. If you don't believe it visit Wall Street or Congress. :smoke:

:thumbsup:

Thank you Kadie!! :loveya: :)

I love seeing animals so obviously happy. :)