Snoring Elephant by My Tent
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Aug 26 2008 | By: elephantsofbotswana
At exactly 02:38 am, in the early hours of the 26th of August 2008 I heard something shaking trees, in a moment I realised that it was an elephant feeding. Because now my neighbour elephant was around I didn’t sleep, it did not take a long time as after sometime I heard deep snoring and some strange sounds. I definitely knew that my neighbour elephant was around. I fumbled in the darkness as it was dark and I did not know exactly where I kept my touch and where the electric switch was as I was coming out of a deep sleep. I opened the window flap of my tent to have a glimpse of him but it was too dark. I am curious to have a glance of him. Every time, more often when I see an elephant in the wild I always presume that it is him/her. I need to see my neighbour and identify him.
Frankly for the snoring of this elephant is an adventure, one of my favourite sounds of Okavango Delta, it a true expedition, it is a calm natural sound
By Mphoeng Ofithile
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Hi, I am Kate Evans, or more commonly known as Elephant Kate. I am a zoologist whose great love is elephants. Since 2002 I have been living my dream by researching elephants in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I decided I was going to be an elephant researcher when I was seven. I was living in Asia at the time and visited the elephant orphanage in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was there that I made up my mind I was going to work for these majestic and intelligent animals. I made a promise to an elephant and we all know an elephant never forgets!!!! It took me 20 years to finally realise my dream and start my life as an elephant researcher. It was 20 years well spent and now I have to pinch myself most days to make sure it is true and I am living my dream.
I now head up a team who are researching the elephants and trying to work out the social and ecological needs of the largest remaining population of the African elephant. From time to time, other team members will add their thoughts and experiences. I love sharing my experiences - so I hope that this blog is a medium through which you will be able to join the elephants and I on our adventures in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. -
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One Response to “Snoring Elephant by My Tent”
ANDY CURGINO, on 26 Aug 2008
Hi Kate
I have been to Botswana twice and have met Doug graves, Jabu, Thiembe, and Morula — I am guessing that you have met Doug and “family” out in the bush !
I think about them all every day and wish i were there — If you know them, please tell them Andy, Shirley and Wendy say hi from the US
Andy
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