Hi @researchgeek, These are all wild elephant and touching / petting one of them will probably be the last thing you ever do. I never push into there space, I always let them come to me and I make sure they know I am there, long before they get close. I have had a few run their trunks over me to check me out, but like I said that is not an invitation to pet them. Its more stand completely still until they move away.