Animals.with.Ellie

Male and female tiger getting acquainted. This was definitely one of the most amazing parts of my trip seeing this pair interact and we got very lucky to even see them mating, there may be some tiny tiger feet there soon!

Gotta protect your skin!

Even the largest animal on land needs sun cream! Despite their looks elephants have sensitive skin, which they need to protect from the sun. Rather than sun cream they use dust and mud to look after their skin.
On average an elephants skin is around 2.5cm thick although in some places it can reach 4cm, their iconic ears however have the thinnest skin.

Asian elephant (Elepas maximus) taken

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From puffling to puffin 🌊❤️🐧

Puffins lay a single egg in April/May time and then sit on it in their burrow nest for around 6 weeks. Puffling's will fledge at night to stay safe before returning the following year. At 5 or 6 years old they with form a breeding pair who they reunite with every year.

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) taken at South Stacks, Anglesey