African Elephant

[Richprins]

Some extremely interesting footage here:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuDtiurkLu8&sns=em


Remarkable behaviour with ellie using stick for some curious reason, perhaps just having fun?

[Flutterby]

Amazing interaction!!

[Lisbeth]

I am going to hit you! I wonder.........

[Flutterby]

Elephant vs Stick

This Elephant decided to take a closer look at the Safari tourists when he suddenly got a bit to close.

The experienced tracker sitting on the front of the open safari vehicle took his “Knobkierie”(Traditional African weapon) made out of wood and started to wave it at the Elephant. A Knobkierie is a short stick with a knob at the top, traditionally used as a weapon by the indigenous peoples of South Africa.

Maybe the Elephant saw this as the trunk of a bigger Elephant but it immediately backed off.

https://youtu.be/kyqsYMInuF8

[Lisbeth]

Must get one of those sticks

[nan]

did a little bit like elephant's trunk... it seems

[Richprins]

Not sure what happened here?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxLutym ... youtu.be&a



http://www.traveller24.com/Explore/Bush ... t-20170717

[Lisbeth]

It is supposed to have been hit by a car. It is heart breaking to watch

[Flutterby]

Horrible!

[nan]

Elephants are not big enough... to avoid them

terrible
poor baby, poor mum, poor family

and poor people... in the sens of empty head