If you’re not following FrankieKay you are missing some great photos of Africa and its wildlife in her home region of Zimbabwe. Her series during October on the Mana Pools has been spectacular, with its unusual morning light and abundant animals. She’s a heckuva’ story and novel writer too. Check it out.
In the dry season, the interior of Mana has no surface water, forcing animals who need to drink daily, onto the relatively small area near the river. The elephants here at Mana have learnt to get at the very top of trees in a novel way.
I came across this elephant, right next to the road and he showed me how!
First, he sort of sniffed at what he wanted to eat – waaaay up in the tree! He moved around a bit, obviously getting the right angle…
And then he stood up on his hind legs…
And pulled down the branch he wanted.
He munched on this for a while and then repeated the activity! He totally ignored me and I was able to watch him for an hour or so, and even got a few close-ups
Whoa this is neat! I will definitely follow her! Thanks for sharing John!
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Check the early October posts too. The morning light is awesome.
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I totally will…I just went to her page. super cool.
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Thanks for the logging these photos John. They are great.
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I saw the same behavior in Botswana John. Very interesting. Sadly we were told the elephants are destroying so much of their territory they may soon have to little to eat. As such they just begun to allow some limited hunting. Really so sad
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