Safari, Oct 2012 – 56
Image by Ed Yourdon
In the foreground is the matriarch of a herd of roughly half a dozen elephants that we came upon in the bush. I think she may have been concerned that we were threatening the baby elephant you see in the background (and which you’ll see in a more up-close view in the next photo).
In any case, she was clearly not happy, and she began walking toward our Land Rover in a steady, purposeful fashion. And then a little faster … at which point our guide suggested that it might be appropriate for our vehicle to steadily back away, and provide more distance between us and the herd. Which we did. And then a little faster, as the matriarch picked up her pace.
It never got to the point where she was moving at a full run; nor did we panic and drive like maniacs in retreat. But the point had clearly been made, and it served no purpose for us to stage a confrontation…
Note: this photo was published in a Mar 5, 2015 blog titled "23 Glorious Pictures Of Elephants Running Free."
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