After a predawn drive around the Malilangwe dam we picked up the elephant herds to the south of Chimbiya feeding in the Albizia woodland.
We spent our time with Chipfongwe. He’s really trying to be a real elephant now copying everything his mother does. Well except his mother doesn’t chew on dead branches!
Chipfongwe even took to giving himself a dust bath while the others fed.
Then he gave a full on charge straight into bush! Who knows what go into him. Just that eternal naughty boy!
After resting in the late morning the herds moved as one to Lesillillije spring. There wasn’t much chance for all those elephant to drink but it was a great spot for them all to have a mud bath and cool off before moving on to feed to the north.
Being a pretty hot day I was expecting them to move on to Nduna dam to drink and even possibly swim. So we rushed around there and scouted the area in the hills to see where they might come through and what other water there might be for them to drink. We had it all sussed out and later seeing one bull heading that way we set up at the dam.
And waited!
But they never came. Getting back to the herds they were still feeding in the same area we’d left them.
Soon before sunset they were on the move northeast towards Nduna dam. Again we rushed around there and again we waited.
After dark we left with no sign of the elephant. Where are they drinking?
Hi Kim, I just love taking a break and watching the video’s. The ellies have to be one of my favorite, I love the babies, you can spend hours watching them with their trunks and trying everything that the adults do . I have been lucky on my trips that when we have the guide to ourselves we ask to spend hours with the ellies. Its such an honor and a treat. Its only 30 more days till I get on the plane heading to Africa can’t wait.