The dare.
A juvenile baboon about to drop to the ground.
Flying through the air.
Slip sliding around.
Just a push or two.
Coming up for air.
Playing with a piece of discarded orange peel.
Throwing skills.
Caught it.
Playful, exuberant and just plain fun, featured here are three of my favourite animal species playing. So why do they engage in these exuberant displays – what do they gain or do they do it just because it feels good? All the scenes exude good humour – a relaxed sense of just goofing around. It was a delight to watch all their antics. Play benefits healthy development of young animals both physically and mentally – helping them to get to grips with their spacial environment and building up dexterity and strength.
For more entertainment head over to WPC:Fun!
Nature on the Edge 
And some people say animals have no emotions. Pffft!
Quite so!
Cannot beat watching elephants at play IMHO 🙂 Wonderful shots Liz
Agreed! Elephants are fabulous creatures,
Adorable pictures!
Thanks for the comment 🙂
LOVE the elephants – OMG, so cute!
Hi Eliza, aren’t just! Ellies have character 🙂
I truly believe that play has benefits for animals and children. Great photos!
Yes! There are some interesting studies out there confirming your comments.
Marvellous! Do you have a video of these?
Sadly not! Could have been some fun footage. And my camera has video mode; just not my preferred format.
Ah… It could have been some fun footage. My camera does have video mode, but I never use it
Liz your elephant photos are an absolute delight x🐘 x
A great theme with photos and narrative to match. Thanks Liz.
Thanks Nick.
I’m sure these critters had as much fun playing around as I had looking through your photos, Liz!
Yes, and bet you can imagine the high jinx the baboons got up to!
Why are these your favourite animals? good shots. I am a fan of a Giraffe. what an odd looking animal…
They all have rich and complex social hierachies, i enjoy observing their rank and the interaction within the different families. Yes giraffes are rather quirky, but so perfectly adapted to their habitat 🙂
Nice..post
The elephants are so sweet!
These photos are way too adorable! Great capturing quality.