Short alien trip arranged (over a few beers)

Post by **Flutterby** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:02 pm

That weird creature is a Cicada beetle. $\O$

Nice young ellie.

Post by **Richprins** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:12 pm

Very nice, Alpheus!

Unusual view of the ellie's flat trunk facing forward there!

Delightful baboon...the stain is rain or something?

And nice you don't moan when seeing nothing on a road!

Ja, the ellies will destroy baobabs more and more!

Post by **Pumbaa** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:36 pm

Love the baboon and the huge Baobab tree and for sure the hyaenas and the brave ellie

Alf

Post by **Alf** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:02 am

Flutterby wrote:That weird creature is a Cicada beetle. $\O$

Nice young ellie.

Thank you Flutts for the ID of the weird creature $\O$

Post by **Alf** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:04 am

Richprins wrote:Very nice, Alpheus!

Unusual view of the ellie's flat trunk facing forward there!

Delightful baboon...the stain is rain or something?

And nice you don't moan when seeing nothing on a road!

Ja, the ellies will destroy baobabs more and more!

Yeah very unusual to see the trunk going so flat

stain is rain or something

I never moan when I see nothing on a road

Post by **Alf** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:20 am

We were on our way to Mopani and at the T-junction we had the privilege to experience this emotional meeting between elephant and skull

Firstly the elephant stopped a few meters away from the skull and it felt as it had a moment of silence before walking closer

Then the "saying hallo" or " I miss you my friend" episode.

His trunk went all over the skull from top to bottom

He actually picked it up and moved it

We were sitting there thinking, one only see this on television.

And finally after about 5 minutes, which felt like an hour, the sad elephant walked away leaving his old friend behind

We had this sad feeling floating inside the car but also great feeling to have experienced this behavior.

We arrived at Mopani. Mrs. Alf booked in at reception and we were allocated the same unit as a few nights before. $O/\$

Post by **Flutterby** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:24 pm

Very emotive pics! $\O$

Post by **Richprins** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:34 pm

Very, very interesting, Alpheus! $\O$

Post by **Alf** » Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:22 am

Flutterby wrote:Very emotive pics! $\O$

Not easy to describe how one feels when witnessing something like this.

A part of you feel sad with the elephant and another part feels happy that you are lucky to see something like it

Post by **Alf** » Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:23 am

Richprins wrote:Very, very interesting, Alpheus! $\O$

Thanks

$\O$

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