Mayafudi | An Elephants Life Lived To Be Remembered In The Great Kruger National Park
The Kruger National Park Life Story Of The Elephant Bull Mayafudi...Mayafudi – Memories of an elephant is an English adaptation of the booklet Mayafudi which was published in Afrikaans by Tarlehoet Publishers in 2005
The Kruger Park Wildfires Spread On The Big Elephant ... Maybe an errand little gust. Suddenly a little spark became a belching fire. The dry grass spattered and sparked as it grew into menacing flames. Everyone of the humans joined in to stamp out the enemy
The Elephants Yearning and Why We Say This Is The Elephant Country... No mistake about that. When one travels along the S3 which parallels the Sabie to the South, the signs were clear. Trees have been stripped of bark. Thick stumps of trees obstructed the road in places.
The Birth and Growth of the Great Sabie Park and Kruger Park Elephant....At birth, Mayafudi was but an insignificant, even farcical little elephant. He had large ears flapping around a head which seemed too small. His funny little trunk was out of proportion, flacid and clumsy.
Blood of Mafunyane | The Big Seven” Of The Game Reserve’s Elephant Population...Mafunyane was number one of the famous “Big Seven” of the game reserve’s elephant population.
Terrifying Life Escapes Made By The Mayafudi Elephant In The Private Kruger Park... The narrowest of narrow escapes in the young Mayafudi’s life occurred after days of pouring rain over the entire Lowveld, especially in the mountains near the town of Sabie.
Strange But Wise! An Elephants's Wisdom To A Young Elephant About Kruger National Park's Elephant Culture...Ukuthula set a good example one day when her herd happened upon a baby rhino who was sinking deeper and deeper into the mud at a waterhole.
Marvellous Spirit Of Youth And Wilful Mood Initiated By Mayafudi The Elephant To Kruger National Park Tourists... Elephants don’t have cameras. Mayafudi, however, did not require a photograph to remind him of those shocked faces and saucer like eyes. It was indelibly etched on his mischievous memory.
Who Would Dare Challenge An Elephant? Who Would remain Defiant When An Elephant Charged? ... Culling was something especially cruel. It destroyed families and friendships without mercy. Elephants were very sensitive about this.
Why Young Kruger National Park Elephants Moved From The Kruger Park To Pilanesberg Nature Reserve...Initially only young Kruger elephants were earmarked for sale, mostly orphans left after culling.
An Elephant Witnesses A Remarkable Safety Measure Provided by Kruger National Park's Game Rangers... Reckless hunters and poachers stopped at nothing when they wanted meat for the pot, ivory, biltong, muti or trophies.
A Great Thirst In The Kruger National Park Leaves White Bones Of Carcasses Of Animals ... Everywhere in the veld the white bones of carcasses of animals that lost the fight, became commonplace. Kudu, wildebeest, impala, warthog died in droves.
A Sad Farewell To A Member Of The Elephant Aristocracy Of The Game Reserve ... Vultures circled the carcass. Hyenas cautiously crept nearer. Soon the vultures and the merciless summer sun worked together to remove all but bare bones.
The Kruger Park Is Flooded With Heavy Water and Many of The Animals Loose Their Lives...Some animals were also caught up in the storm: bushbuck, impala, waterbuck, baboon, a kudu bull carrying two magnificent antlers
A Huge, Roaring Fire Exacts Its Toll In The Game Reserve Than The Elephant Kingdom Had Ever Experienced ... A large part of the reserve had already succumbed and was scorched beyond recognition or still burning. Smaller animals had already fled in panic. Many had hidden in holes underground or in crevices.
Elephants Experiencing Conflict After The Kruger Fire and Wonder If Humans Are Animals Friends Or!!! ... The storm must spend itself. The wounds must heal. He wanted space and time to reflect: who were friends and who were not?
Animals Feel Lonely and Isolated After The Fire Destroyed the Sabie Park and Left Nothing to Graze On ... When he changed upon the three dead calves amid the flames and smoke, he had a death urge.
Footsteps of Mafunyane and His In Trouble With The Poachers ... Mayafudi suddenly noticed a dilapidated truck. It stood across the road. He was curious and approached slowly. The next moment a bullet flew past his head. It was an ambush.
Mayafudi Confronts Kruger National Park Perpetrators Who Were Obviously Amateurs and Cowards ... The elephant, however, surprised him with its speed. Suddenly the earth shuddered. The strong trunk enfolded him and flung him away like a dirty cloth
Mayafudi Goes Back Home And Why Elephants Love Autumn! ... Mayafudi was no exception. The calm of nature seemed to enfold the temperamental moods of the elephant.
Life Is A Jig-saw puzzle For the Elephants That Live In The Game Park ... “The rangers are our friends and allies, even though it may not always seem to be the case. They defend us against poachers and illegal hunters.
Remembering Ukuthula’s Grave & The Elephants Who Died In The Kruger Park ... In the early evening he was faintly aware of lions roaring, and, in reaction, the nervous blowing and barking sounds of the congregated impala, kudu, zebra and wildebeest in the vicinity