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Gentle Giants: Elephant Encounter II

The sheer power and grace of elephants is difficult to convey.  When they come in from the bush to drink water, and roll around in the mud, they absolutely dominate the scene, and other animals wait patiently until they’ve had … Continue reading

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Video: 24 Hours at Etosha

Along the southern fringes of Etosha National Park, Namibia’s flagship park, are scattered a handful of camps and watering holes. The oldest of these is Okaukuejo, 18 km from Anderson gate in the southwest corner of the park. At Okaukuejo, … Continue reading

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Old Bull Elephants

Driving around Etosha National Park early one morning, we came across 3 old bull elephants, just standing still among the thorn bushes and grass: Our guide explained to us that elephants are matriarchal (the females run things) and when the … Continue reading

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Video – Elephants at Okaukuejo

We spotted the first elephant in the distance, and soon noticed he was followed by many more, all neatly in line, ears flapping and trunks swinging in that crazy, bouncy, elephant way.  Eventually 32 of them arrived at the watering hole at … Continue reading

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