You'll soon learn how close you can get to a particular animal before it moves off and this will allow you to select the right lens, or set your zoom at the appropriate focal length, before you approach the animal. With long lenses fast shutter speeds are required to prevent camera shake, and they also stop blurring if the animal moves. Baby Elephant, Addo National Park, South Africa Elephants are great because they're so big and allow you to get so close. Even a standard lens will let you fill the frame. Then again, you may not want to get quite so close.
Baby elephants on the other hand are little, so it's back to the big lens.
This one was having some trouble keeping its feet. The rangers can give you a good idea when and where you'll see the herds of elephants in national parks. The game parks of Africa are the most famous destinations for animal encounters. Most game viewing is experienced in national parks from vehicles, which you're prohibited to leave. Be constantly aware of the direction of the light so that you can position the vehicle quickly or give directions as to where you want to shoot from.