I know, I know, I wrote about a recent elephant sighting just a few days ago, but I cannot help it. The photos that Uyai took on this sighting are too good to be withheld from our guests and fans. This sighting happened yesterday, on the Moditlo portion of our reserve, just south of the Mbezi River. Uyai had been tracking the elephant bull for a while, and eventually they found the whole herd. The male, typical for his character, gave us a colossal display, just making sure everyone is aware of who is the boss, that sort of thing … we humans are not foreign to this sort of vanity. 😉 the way he does it is stomping with his feet, blowing his trumpet, waving with his large ears, and throwing up dust. When you see that, then stay at a safe distance to him, and one should NEVER move towards an elephant in those moments. But “fleeing” is also not right, as it teaches the elephant that we must be chased, and that therefore he is entitled to do this every time. One has to stand firm, but not be seen as a threat to him by approaching him.
Anyway, after that he returned to what elephants do 20 out of 24 hours: eat leaves. Lots of them. Actually up to half a ton of them, every single day!
