04 December 2012

Day 01 - One historical moment, the oldest and the youngest elephant

And it just got more amazing and wonderful as we observed a most incredible occurrence that even the monitoring team referred to it as a “piece of history”.
To the top right of this spot came a breeding herd of five elephants – a mum, three young one’s and a gorgeous little baby! It was such an exciting moment that Leonard called the ecologist, vet, officers and rangers at Tembe HQ and lodge to let everyone know about the event that was taking place right before our eyes. Everyone rushed down in their trucks armed with binoculars and cameras to witness this event. It was truly breath taking as the breeding herd made their way to join Isilo wallowing in the mud. 

Here in one gathering was the oldest and youngest elephant in Tembe. We felt in completely in awe of this event, very privileged and honoured to see such a unique and incredibly special moment in history. It was pure wonderment!




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