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ruby’s family
Little Ruby seems much more content at the park, surrounded by her new
herd. Old and young and in between, they spoil that adorable pachyderm like
you wouldn’t believe.
She deserves every minute of it. Kid had a rough start.
Seems elephants hang out in packs of females. Now that she’s at the park,
Ruby has adoptive sisters and aunts and grandmothers galore. (In the wild,
the elephant guys head off, once they’re old enough, and do their own thing.)
Sometimes I lose track of who’s who among the elephants, because they’re
always taking mud baths, scrambling their smells.
By the way, what kind of animal actually likes baths?
Mud, sure.