Yesterday we saw lions, an elephant, eagles, wildebeest, nyala, guinea fowls, … one has to make a pick, and it’s not easy. So I choose the elephant! They move around so much on the reserve, that it is not always easy to locate them. But yesterday, we had a great sighting of an elephant again. This is a large bull, as he is crossing the riverbed. First price sighting! We miss them sometimes by meters, and it is mysterious. How can one not see such a large animal all the time? But they are much quieter than one can imagine, and their soft foot padding ensures that their moving around is very silent. Just branch cracking gives them away, but when they are grazing, they are almost completely silent.
Enjoy the photos of this magnificent elephant. There’s nothing like getting up close to one of those! And while they look massive on photos, they are much larger in real life. It must be experienced.
