The Biggest Elephant I Ever Saw
Saturday, September 3, 2005
In the Ngorongoro Crater, there are no elephant herds to be seen--no females and no young ones. But there are elephants.
Old bull elephants, massive and heavy-tusked descend the steep crater hills and roam the fertile plain alone.
They are HUGE.
We spotted one enormous old fellow in the distance and stopped our vehicles to watch him. He swayed over the savannah, at first a small grey shape in the distance, but looming ever closer. He could have avoided us, but instead he walked directly in front of us, passing within feet of the trucks.
Was he curious? He was certainly beautiful.
We watched him for a long time as he walked away from us, toward the cloud-crowned hills. That sight was one of the most majestic I saw in Africa.
In the Ngorongoro Crater, there are no elephant herds to be seen--no females and no young ones. But there are elephants.
Old bull elephants, massive and heavy-tusked descend the steep crater hills and roam the fertile plain alone.
They are HUGE.
We spotted one enormous old fellow in the distance and stopped our vehicles to watch him. He swayed over the savannah, at first a small grey shape in the distance, but looming ever closer. He could have avoided us, but instead he walked directly in front of us, passing within feet of the trucks.
Was he curious? He was certainly beautiful.
We watched him for a long time as he walked away from us, toward the cloud-crowned hills. That sight was one of the most majestic I saw in Africa.
posted by Spider Girl | 6:30 PM
3 Comments:
I do love that last picture...it has such a feeling of final calm.
great pictures, though I'd be scared to get that close to a bull elephant
wow, these photos are amazing. i too love to read the travel adventuers of others, and i can't wait to read more.
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