This young elephant (approx. age 3) came charging into the waterhole area while a herd of Cape buffalo were drinking. The buffalo quickly scattered. I was so surprised that an elephant so young and small had so much power and boldness. Behind him the matriarch and the rest of the elephant herd slowly emerged from the wooded area. The matriarch is the leader and decision-maker for the herd and the young elephant was misbehaving. The matriarch determined there wasn’t enough water, and turned the herd back, disappearing, while the young elephant continued drinking. He finally looked up and realized the herd had left him behind. Panicked, with ears wide, he ran back to the wooded edge to find them.
This young elephant (approx. age 3) came charging into the waterhole area while a herd of Cape buffalo were drinking. The buffalo quickly scattered. I was so surprised that an elephant so young and small had so much power and boldness. Behind him the matriarch and the rest of the elephant herd slowly emerged from the wooded area. The matriarch is the leader and decision-maker for the herd and the young elephant was misbehaving. The matriarch determined there wasn’t enough water, and turned the herd back, disappearing, while the young elephant continued drinking. He finally looked up and realized the herd had left him behind. Panicked, with ears wide, he ran back to the wooded edge to find them.
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