Thursday, August 17, 2017

I Heart Elephants


 
 
 
 
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Elephants.

 I love elephants.
 
Not sure what my fascination is with them, but I see them as giant gentle beast. I love their big ears, their slow walking, and their giant trunks. They look so wise and ancient, covered in wrinkle lines. I love that they are a family oriented group, that they take care of each other, and they’re a matriarchal society.
 
At the same time, you don’t really want to mess with a herd of elephants. They could do some serious damage if threatened. I decided a long time ago they are my spirit animal. Maybe it’s the notion that they’re calm and gentle unless angered. I can relate to that.
 So on this Africa adventure, seeing an elephant was my number one goal. And they proved to be elusive for the ranger I was riding with throughout the week. Every other group had lots of close up encounters with elephants. Yet whenever we tried to find them, they had just disappeared into the foliage, or it was too dark to go see them. I was frustrated that I was going to miss the elusive elephants.
 
The very last day of my trip, we went on one more game drive early in the morning. We had an amazing encounter with lions, but still the elephants proved elusive. The eagle eyes of our ranger did find them, climbing the mountain in the distance. Amazingly, elephants are hard to see. Despite their size, their grey color allows them to blend in perfectly with a rocky surrounding.

 Thanks to my amazing camera zoom lens, I was finally able to see some African elephants. Yes, I wish I could have seen them at a closer range, but I’m glad I got to see them at all. They’re just beautiful. Someday I would love to touch one, and even play with them.

  













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