Personal Journal Entry: March 12, 2006 As we neared the waterhole I could begin to hear a subtle sound. Anticipation coursed through my body, as I desperately wanted to see the source producing the sound. Again I heard the splashing of water and this time a low rumble was added. Only the trees that lined the waters obscured my view. Finally the trees broke and I looked out with awe over the herd of enormous male elephants wallowing in the murky water. They sprayed them selves with a fine mist of water from their trunks. Despite their imposing size they seemed playful, dunking each other underwater until all you could see was the tip of a trunk. On the banks a single elephant was dusting off by throwing dirt all over himself to keep the
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