I`m sure they know it.

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The72challenger I agree and the modern world is rapidly encroaching on the last of the wilderness breaks my heart every visit I see it more evident 😩

Cynthia Mack Reading this truly breaks my heart. I couldn’t imagine living in this world without wild Africa...

@sn00piedog THAT'S on outskirts of town rather than town occupying outskirts😞

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diesel dave What is wrong with you?

@@donaldstrump911 I knew it wouldn't be long before a nu-male showed up.

diesel dave No i'm not you. It's because you act like a typical kid trying to take atention by insulting someone. You need to grow up.

@@donaldstrump911 Shut up, fuckface.

Trevor Roberts never carry a granola bar either even an unopened one... the squirrels will eat through your duffle bag to get to them... I know it happened to me 🙄

Seriously? No they don’t bring “treats” this is a completely isolated and wild area within Mana Pools. These are wild elephants, we just happened to select a nice shady spot for out tea time and a bull elephant decided he wanted the flower pods of the tree that was shading us. There haven’t been significant issues with poaching here, one side of the river is within one of Zimbabwe’s national parks and the other side is within Zambia’s Lower Zambezi national park. It just so happens elephants are more at ease here, they appear to feel safer and less threatened.

@@cynthiamack4860 I'm glad to hear that. I didn't realize wild elephants were so comfortable around humans. I must say, your footage of the elephant stretching is absolutely amazing. I have never seen that before. Thanks for posting your great footage.

Mandy-Lou Dumesny-Blahut Elephants in Mana Pools are unlike any we’ve ever encountered anywhere else in the wild. MP ellies are completely mellow and we’ve stayed at a few different places in the park over the years and they all seem to have the same calmness about them, it’s amazing to experience being arms length away from such an enormous awesome creature (yes I could have reached out and touched him while we sat at the base of that tree, if I was that stupid)!

Cynthia Mack I love these giants but I’m also aware of the dangers. I’m glad you have had up close encounters with them. Such wonderful animals. Xx

Yes I agree, one has to remember they are wild animals, and even experts sometimes make mistakes in judgement, sadly we know of a guide of 23 years who died while on walking safari with his guests, while he saved their lives he lost his :-( nature is unpredictable ever cautious is my motto, always have an escape route :-) and I agree of al the animals my favorite are ellies, I can sit all day and watch them at my favorite spot in Hwange (the waterhole hide at Little Makololo is wonderful :-)

Cynthia Mack that’s very sad to hear. You’re very right. No one can predict how an animal is going to respond in any situation despite being very qualified to make certain judgements. Life throws curve balls often. We just don’t know what is around the corner. Having said this I still love all animals and I’m totally intrigued with these delightful beings. Xx

You have to stay & quiet otherwise They'll either run a mile away from You or They'll charge You. Yu never get up & start moving when a wild elephant is approaching. They stay calm if You stay still & quiet. No talking & no walking. Those are the rules. They don't like sudden movements or sudden loud noises.

Greg Sieracki while that is true in SOME regions of the world, elephants and their families have very distinct personalities and can vary dramatically from region to region. I can assure you that in this very UNIQUE part of the wilderness (that being Mana Pools) the elephants while wild are completely comfortable with the human presence and for that reason they are not to be as feared as in most other places we’ve tracked them (and there are areas where if you’re closer than a football field they WILL charge you). We’ve been privileged to track them on foot here and even been sitting in chairs reading outside our tent and they’ve snuck up behind us ( they are almost completely silent) and they’ve stood right next to us, as long as you remain perfectly still they are fine with us. But if someone is stupid he’s going to get hurt. The guides in Mana are extremely good at reading the animals. Tracking Ellie’s and wild dogs and even the lions on foot here in Mana have been the highlights of many of our safaris ❤️ making this the place we keep coming back to as often as we can (we were here again recently).

Klaus Pallesen yes it was Bono, an AMAZING guide but sadly no longer with ABC

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