After a quiet day of watching Pula, Ntongeni and Nandipa munch their way through the Terminalia forest behind the research tent, everything kicked off in the afternoon and we did not where to look or what to do; take photos, write notes, draw elephant ID’s!!!! Early afternoon, the bulls Spartacus, Lysander and three others pitched up and started getting fiesty, with each other. I think that Nandipa may be coming into oestrus and the boys are trying to win her favour. The largest bull got terribly upset with us, having been sparring with Spartacus around a termite mound, he then took it out on u. Charging us, head shakes, trees and sand were flying everywhere. We stood our ground and he soon lost interest and moved on…… in one hell of a huff. Thoughout all this Nandipa kept out of the way with Ntongeni and carried on feeding, Pula did not know what to do with himself, join in? Or stay out of the way? He decided on making friends with the youngest bull to arrive before returning to the safety of Nandipa’s side.
I wonder who will show up today??
Donations made here are
Dec 22nd John R USD 27.00