article_snippet: This is the heart-warming moment two young African elephants locked trunks in a touching embrace that was caught on camera.
article_snippet: Jacques Matthysen Jacques Matthysen said two young elephants locked trunks, like humans would hold hands, in a touching embrace .
article_snippet: Jacques, who works as a photographer for the reserve, said Jacques Matthysen is used to seeing two young elephants act in a playful manner, but two young elephants affectionate behaviour took Jacques Matthysen by surprise.
article_snippet: As Jacques and a group of visitors looked on, two of two young elephants stopped chasing each other and entwined two young elephants trunks in a loving gesture.
article_snippet: ’ Jacques Matthysen, the game reserve's photographer, said the elephants' affectionate behaviour caught ’ Jacques Matthysen, the game reserve's photographer by surprise .
article_snippet: the game reserve's photographer said two of the elephants' locked trunks like humans would hold hands.
article_snippet: ‘I quickly focused my camera on the elephants', to capture the “loving” moment.
highlights_snippet: Mr Matthysen, the reserve's photographer, said nearly 30 elephants affectionate behaviour took Jacques Matthysen by surprise .