At the Oregon Zoo, there is a conservancy program for Asian elephants. Mother Rose-Tu was born at the zoo, and here she is with her new baby and Auntie Chendra. They are so tender and watchful, it makes me cry to see them at once so beautiful and enclosed by necessity.
Whe I hear the word elephants, this song always comes to me, although it's really about dreams and melancholy. It's called "The Kid" (written by Buddy Mondlock, and was sung by Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, and Lucy Kaplansky when they made their album Cry Cry Cry). Lucy Kaplansky sings it:
The amazing pictures in this National Geographic slideshow accompany this article about elephants families and the people who work to study and keep them safe in "Family Ties: The Elephants of Samburu" in the Samburu reserve in Kenya. You can also watch a video about the process of photographing the elephants here.
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