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THE EVENING POST – JUST CUTE!
THE EVENING POST – FOCUS
One feels rather small when a large Elephant focuses his attention on the open safari vehicle one is sitting in, even if it is only for a few seconds.
This is one of the oldest and largest bulls on Thanda Safari. We estimate his weight over 6 tons (=3 Land Rovers 😊).
PS: Today’s morning post bird was a White-backed Vulture
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THE MORNING POST – JUST CUTE
Elephant mum and her calf crossing the road on Thanda Safari.
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THE MORNING POST – SHAKE
Young Elephant bulls often violently shake their heads once they made up their mind to move out of the way. It may look intimidating but it is actually just a sign to announce their change of direction after they stood in front of a vehicle for a while.
This one did a particularly nice head shake 😊
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THE EVENING POST – CROSSING THE ROAD
Let’s make this Elephant week with my fourth Ellie post.
Today this bull calmly crossed the road right in front of me. I love to be close to these impressive creatures. As he approached I backed up a bit and made space for him to cross without changing his direction. He gave me a ‘smell’ with his trunk and a good look before he crossed.
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THE EVENING POST – JUST TOO CUTE
This picture was just too cute. I had to post it even if we are having a bit of an Elephant week 🐘
The picture was taken with my iPhone at the Thanda Safari Lodge.
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THE MORNING POST – ASKARIS
Askaris are a group of young Elephants found in the company of an old bull. As Bheki and I drove back in my SUV from Villa iZulu to Base Camp we encountered these Askaris crossing the road.
I had to back up a little to make space for the old bull coming from the side. It might sound and look threatening but these young bulls were busy with one another and had no interest in us and the old gentlemen just passed by without even looking our way. You can see that his arrival alone calms down the young bulls immediately.
Observe the low-rumble communication. A perfect Elephant encounter 🐘
PS: The mystery bird from yesterday’s evening post was a male Golden Breasted Bunting 🐦
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THE EVENING POST – LARGE TUSKS AND A SMALL TRUNK
One of Thanda Safari’s breeding herd of Elephants had a morning drink at the Safari Lodge. This is a short video of the smallest calf with its tiny trunk and the largest bull with his impressive tusks.
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THE EVENING POST – ALMOST LIVE
I was quickly checking one of our waterholes just before sunset and I was taking a video of a Giraffe drinking when I heard very soft steps behind my vehicle.
As I turned around a breeding herd of Elephants rushed past me and reached the water as the sun had disappeared under the horizon. This is a short video of the Ellies taken a few minutes ago.
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THE MORNING POST – ACROSS THE VALLEY II
Another picture of an animal across a valley. This is one of my favorite scenery with Elephant shots. I love the colors.
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