Male elephant

The males are harder to train as it is more difficult to gain their trust. While they are young, this Reserve chooses to feed them hormones to curb their testosterone and stop them coming into "must". When they are mature, they manage their annual 3 month "must" period better. Odd, I can't think of another animal where the males also come into "heat".

Elephant Interaction

July 9th 2014
Geo: -25.3406, 31.7709Another superb dinner last night. Francois is the representative of the family that owns the lodge and he is very warm and hospitable. His mum Joyce baked a lovely chocolate cake for Rob's birthday and we all toasted and sang Happy Birthday (including in Africaans). Gerard, the 74 year-old patriarch is very involved in developing a new lodge a few hours away in Mozam ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Marloth Park

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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