Forcing the lower half of ear under and back so that a prominent horizontal ridge or fold appears across the ear. In an Aggressive or Attacking context it may be used by male and female adults, adolescents, juveniles and calves in combination with a variety of other threats such as Head-High, Look-At, Advance-Toward, Charge, etc. to emphasize that an elephant “means business.”
Members of the C family reacting to the arrival of a male in their group who is testing females. I am not sure who the male is. As he Advances-Toward gf0029 she gives an Ear-Slap and Orients-Away as she Head-Shakes. The male Flehmens and gf0029 and gf0030 seem to respond to his presence with a Female-Chorus (although this was filmed in slo-mo with no audio). As this clips starts they turn toward one another and then as a group going over to him. There is no sound, but can see Head-Raising, Ear-Lifting and Ear-Folding. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)
