Today was majestic. I was able to literally take a walk with elephants. The herd was led by one of the females named Verna, as elephants are matriarchal. These mammals are so phenomenal; I had no idea how intuitive and thoughtful they were. Their calves followed closely within the middle - protected at all times. A friendly guy, that I nicknamed Horton, came right up to me and ate the woody part of the tree that I held right out of my hand. I have to admit...I was a tad nervous at first, but those beautiful creatures quickly put me at ease. Before I knew it, I was splashing and laughing in the water right beside a 13,000-pound animal! I was amazed to learn from our guide, Baruti, that elephants are highly intelligent and have an incredible memory. I honestly never wanted to leave, but the people in my travel group were becoming hungry and so were the elephants! You don't want to mess with an elephant's diet - after all, they need to eat up to 330 pounds of food a day! Whoa!
Simply amazing.
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