Lifting and holding the trunk up in an S-shape, similar to Periscope-Trunk, but with upper bend of the trunk resting against the elephant’s forehead. Circus-Pose appears to be an anticipatory gesture - an elephant waiting for something he or she expects to happen. We have also observed Lorato, an individual adolescent female in Maasai Mara, Kenya, adopt this posture repetitively as an idiosyncratic behavior.
Little E is two days old and allomother Lorato Backs-Toward the others to form a tight group. Then she adopts her idiosyncratic Circus-Pose. She seems to do it when she is Waiting or Resting, in this case Waiting for Little E to come closer. Audio ruined by wind. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
