Africa 2003 - #89 Savuti Elephants 2
As we drove along
one morning, this elephant came out of the bush a little way and provided a lot
of photo ops.
First he did a
little mock charge with the flared ears and the dreaded curled trunk.
Apparently a real charge has the ears back and the trunk between the front legs,
but we didn't know that so this was impressive enough for
us.
Jackson knew it
was a mock charge and we didn't leave, but we did have the engine
running--good practice around elephants. Here the trunk just has a little
curl.
Then he put his
trunk up to sniff the air and see if he could tell anything about us that
way.
Well, that didn't
work either, might as well give the old trunk a rest. I'll just hang
it
here on this
tusk.
Or I could give
the mock charge another go!
