Interesting Photo of the Day: Baby Elephant Greets His Egret Friends

There are not many things in this world capable of being as cute as this baby elephant is as he attempts to make some acquaintances. Upon discovering a flock of young cattle egret patiently following him around, he extends his trunk out to the fledglings as if to say hello to his new feathered friends:

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Baby Elephant Meets Egrets (Via Imgur. Click to see full size.)

Cattle egrets are known to follow herds of elephants so that they can easily hunt their next meal; the presence and impact of the elephants flush bugs out of grass and underbrush.

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