A cuddly elephant loves her caretaker so much she pulls her in to give her a hug –and to give us a banana-eye view of her enormous ele-tongue.

A cuddly elephant loves her caretaker so much she pulls her in to give her a hug –and to give us a banana-eye view of her enormous ele-tongue.

Zookeepers set out two tubs of bubble bath for their new baby elephant, and the goofy girl couldn’t wait to dive in and splash around.


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Andrew Y. shares a baby ellie who’s totally mastered an important skill.
She's trying her best.. going like 3-4 grains every pinch pic.twitter.com/7uFyHcmr95
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When you’re a clever elephant in need of a snack, you’re not going to let a latched gate stop you.