Today is #ElephantAppreciationDay, and to celebrate these incredible mammals, I wanted to share a recent experience of being up close and personal with an elephant in the wild.🐘 One day during my trip to #Kenya this summer, we were headed to visit the @maraelephantproject, and as we flew over the Savannah they noticed an elephant on the ground that had a lot of wounds on his rear end and had visible punctures and cuts. In a spontaneous turn of events we grabbed the veterinarian and headed back into the wild to find this wounded elephant and get him the treatment he needed. I was so thankful to be in the right place at the right time and tag along for this extraordinary experience. I watched as they tranquilized the bull –which we ended up naming ALI because he was such a fighter– was able to touch him and smell his elephant breath 😂 And learned about all of the incredible work done to conserve and manage Kenya’s tremendous wildlife. These animals are breathtakingly beautiful, and...