Newborn

This is a 1 hour old baby Elephant I was privileged to see at Pretoria National Botanical Gardens or Zoo. I was just a bit too late to witness the birth itself, but watched with delight the young thing trying to stand. It fell over several times, hardly standing up for more than 30 seconds. Its mother coaxed it ever so gently. Not that there was any predatory dangers at the zoo. This image is of it standing for a few seconds- notice the splayed legs.