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THE SPIRIT OF
MOTHER AFRICA
I still
grope for words to describe how it felt to be in the
presence of these magnificent creatures. Their power, their
societal bonds and their intelligence seems to permeate the
very air around them. They carried me back along the
mysterious path of evolution to time immemorial where we
become but a speck in the history of our world. To stand in
a vehicle in the Tarangire of Tanzania, turn 360 degrees and
see families of elephants gathered under the shade of acacia
trees in the noonday sun can only be described as awesome
and humbling. The shimmering heat and dust-filled air only
intensifies the connection of the matriarch and her
sisters. How many elephants do you see? |
