elephant "Tarak" and his first birthday cake at the zoo in Hanover

2006-10-28 - Hanover, Germany.

One-year old elephant "Tarak" (2nd R) enjoys his first birthday cake made of rice and cereals with his mother Khaing Hnin Hnin and his aunts Dunja and Manari 28 October 2006 at the zoo in Hanover. (Photo by Jochen Luebke/AFP/Getty Images)

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