What does a herd of elephant do when it finds a clan of hyena with a kill across its path? From the archives… Senior Field Guide Marc Eschenlohr recalls a day etched in his memory. “We were observing 3 lions sleeping when we heard elephants trumpeting widely in the distance. We felt compelled to follow up and found hyenas fighting with a young lion over the remains of a buffalo carcass that we presumed was killed the day before by the 3 lions we were initially watching. The elephants charged rep

Elephant greetings are just the best As our Keepers know well, there is no personal space when you become a caregiver to elephants, not even a trunk-length. Since the orphans rely on their sense of smell when meeting up with (or making) friends, we often see them reaching out for their trusted human carers to blow into their trunks, so that they can breathe in their unique scents and commit these to memory. And as you can see, a warm “hello” from Ngilai very quickly turns into a bonding session