The mother shades it from the hot sun with her huge body, gently suckles it, and allows it to reach up with its miniature trunk and pluck out bits of vegetation from her mouth to eat.
Mātes varenā auguma ēnā mazulis patveras no karstās saules, māte to rūpīgi zīdī un ļauj tam pastiept uz augšu mazo snuķīti un plūkt augu kumšķus no viņas mutes.