But they’re not talking about how many safari guides have been killed.
That’s the elephant in the room.
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“Next time I’ll bring a jumbo bag of peanuts.”
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Exactly so.
Yeah, I was thinking that even if I knew how to remain calm I wouldn’t want to have a less experienced person right behind me.
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Yep, cameramen can be impressively impassive too :
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Beautiful animal. Both of them.
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‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’ - but in a nice way (i.e. the stick was symbolic, not practical)
Agreed. For all we know he was making funny faces at it with his back to the camera.
I also suspect that elephants are more likely to full-on charge when they have something to protect, like an infant or a sick/elderly herd member.
Or a tax cut.
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Heavy symbolism.
Man = Democracy
Stick = Truth
Elephant = GOP
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This is what happens if an elephant gets angry.
Note: His ears are out.
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What I notice is that aside from standing totally still and silent at first, he mirrors the elephant’s movements to a large degree. Moving forward, waving the stick as a substitute for a trunk, thrashing the underbrush a bit, replying to the elephant’s own gestures. His vocalizations are low and non-threatening. When the elephant retreats, he moves back also; when the elephant walks away to the right, he walks away to the left.
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Sometimes there’s nothing you can do to keep the elephants from coming after you.
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Interesting, i love finding out stuff like this about various regions in the world 
thanks for the link
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