‘Here a Savannah elephant from Namibia met another from Botswana at the Chobe River, which runs between the two countries.
And photographer Eric Webber sat in a boat just 20 feet away as the Namibian elephant swam to the middle of the river using his trunk as a snorkel.
The Botswanan elephant waded in to join his neighbour for a play fight, which ended in the two animals getting their trunks in a tangle…
……..’Our guide explained that this was a way for elephants, especially younger elephants, to greet each other – kind of like a handshake.’
‘It’s also a playful game and they both seemed to enjoy it, wrapping and unwrapping their trunks, tugging a little but not much.’
