Mammals: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
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Mel
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Flipping lions... 
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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Watch this
https://youtu.be/8rvxa46AQqI
A special encounter by experienced researchers with 'Kilimanjaro' - a giant elephant bull
Momentarily his trunk snorkeled to catch our odour. He now knew we were there. We were different - no gun, no fidgeting legs to take flight, no tangible fear. Did he sense this? We were seated, rooted, grounded and trusting of this bull we had come to know. He fed closer and closer in a deliberate straight line towards us. At about 10 metres from us he lifted his gigantic head to cast his amber eyes more clearly upon us. The blazing blue sky behind him was larger than the frame of this elephant but somehow what he presented made the sky fade insignificantly behind him. He stopped feeding as he needed to satisfy his curiosity. He edged closer towards where I was sitting. He stretched his muscled trunk before him as if reaching for my shoe and then stroked his trunk across his head as if to remind himself that it was him being this brave. After all, the three humans at his feet had taught his kind that we are the super predators. Time stood still. We shared a feeling of ‘’I am because of what we all are.” Ubuntu is the word, the African philosophy, the personification of this connection and the power of this shared vulnerability.
Thank you Alan McSmith for not only creating but for sharing a sacred moment.
Text and video by Michelle Henley
Visit our blog to hear the full story and please leave a comment https://elephantsalive.org/increasing...
Show your support for protecting animals like these by donating - follow the link https://elephantsalive.org/support-us/
Please note this represents a unique and special occasion. We knew the nature of this elephant and had an extremely experienced trails guide in Alan McSmith to accompanying us. Collectively we had more than 50 years of working with elephants between us.
https://youtu.be/8rvxa46AQqI
A special encounter by experienced researchers with 'Kilimanjaro' - a giant elephant bull
Momentarily his trunk snorkeled to catch our odour. He now knew we were there. We were different - no gun, no fidgeting legs to take flight, no tangible fear. Did he sense this? We were seated, rooted, grounded and trusting of this bull we had come to know. He fed closer and closer in a deliberate straight line towards us. At about 10 metres from us he lifted his gigantic head to cast his amber eyes more clearly upon us. The blazing blue sky behind him was larger than the frame of this elephant but somehow what he presented made the sky fade insignificantly behind him. He stopped feeding as he needed to satisfy his curiosity. He edged closer towards where I was sitting. He stretched his muscled trunk before him as if reaching for my shoe and then stroked his trunk across his head as if to remind himself that it was him being this brave. After all, the three humans at his feet had taught his kind that we are the super predators. Time stood still. We shared a feeling of ‘’I am because of what we all are.” Ubuntu is the word, the African philosophy, the personification of this connection and the power of this shared vulnerability.
Thank you Alan McSmith for not only creating but for sharing a sacred moment.
Text and video by Michelle Henley
Visit our blog to hear the full story and please leave a comment https://elephantsalive.org/increasing...
Show your support for protecting animals like these by donating - follow the link https://elephantsalive.org/support-us/
Please note this represents a unique and special occasion. We knew the nature of this elephant and had an extremely experienced trails guide in Alan McSmith to accompanying us. Collectively we had more than 50 years of working with elephants between us.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
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This is on Sondela, a Zebra(she has her own foal) adopted a Blesbok lam(according to Anja this hapoens every year, this year however she has her own foal 
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Amazing 
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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Gracious!
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Does the zebra steal it and what is the antelope's mother doing?