Elephants at midday - 07:17 am
15 Oct 2008
Sitting with the lion cubs, we notice a pair of bull elephants making their way towards us. It is by now very hot and they seem to shimmer through the heat haze as they approach. We recognise them as two of the bulls from Deadtree island last night. The one has no tail and the other has very torn and tattered ears. This is a great example of elephant bull social structures. The bull with no tail is quite a lot younger than the other and keeps a respectful distance. Young bulls will attach themselves to more mature bulls in a type of apprenticeship. They, with their sharper senses, will quite literally assist mature bulls and in return gain knowledge and experience.
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