Tag: Elephants

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two African Bull Elephants Fighting - Why do they do it? On a day tour to the Pilanesberg in October, guests witnessed dramatic sighting that very few have the privilege to see. Even game rangers who have been involved in African safaris for over 10 years mentioned how rare the sighting was After about 2 hours of game viewing on the north western side of the Pilanesberg, we had decided to head on back to camp for breakfast. Our guests were getting hungry and we wee afraid they may decide to take a chunk out of the ranger. And he happens to be one of our best rangers and we pretty much need him for future tours. So, we erred on the side of caution and headed for the nearest camp. It had been a pretty epic day so far in terms of the animals we had seen. As usual the Pilanesberg delivered on its abundance and diversity of wildlife. Giraffes, zebra, impala, rhino and plenty of wildebeest were the order of the day. As we were driving past Molotse dam we came across a herd of about 20 elephants. ‘Elephants!!!!’ was the exited scream from our Canadian guest who had never seen these magnificent creatures before. She was so overcome by excitement we thought she might jump out of the game vehicle and hug one of them. The gentle giant slowly strolled African time up to the vehicle. The ranger switched off the engine and we just sat back in awe as the other 15 or so elephants appeared as if by magic out of the bush. One of the younger ones came over to take a gander at these strange ape like creatures sitting in a tin box. The matriarch, ever vigilant and aware gently nudged him