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"In an ironic twist, the
Etosha elephants may be the biggest in Africa, but they also have some
of the shortest tusks. The belief is that the poor minerals in the area,
and hence in their diet, cause the tusks to often break off. When
watching elephants see if you can work out whether they are left or
right tusked. The tusk they use most tends to be the shorter tusk."
"As you drive through the
Caprivi heading east road signs warn of elephants crossing. Dropping on
the road are large and you worry about whether to drive over or round
them. This is the one place in Namibia where elephant urine regularly
meets tarmac giving great big dark marks on the tarmac to accompany
their big brown footballs. Fresh droppings are always a good sign of
elephant activity in an area. Suddenly a herd of fifty individuals can
appear through the trees and start crossing the road - so take care. In
the times of conflict it was rumored that land mines would be hidden in
the piles of elephant droppings on the road along the Caprivi strip." |
