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5 A thread on ELEPHANTS 
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..or why there& #39;s no Ugandan video #utubiodiversity today 1/
..or why there& #39;s no Ugandan video #utubiodiversity today 1/
Here are my *best* photos of elephants from the Ugandan forest. 2/
And here are some https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant"> photos from -outside- the forest. 3/
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photos from -outside- the forest. 3/" title="And here are some https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant"> photos from -outside- the forest. 3/">
photos from -outside- the forest. 3/" title="And here are some https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant"> photos from -outside- the forest. 3/">
Notice a certain difference in quality? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face"> There& #39;s a reason for this. 4/
Elephants and humans have a hard time spotting each other in the forest.
We actually keep on accidentally bumping into each other! 5/
We actually keep on accidentally bumping into each other! 5/
How can a human (amongst noisiest walking species on Earth) and an elephant (5 tons with big flappy ears) NOT NOTICE each other? 6/
I& #39;ve no idea how, but it keeps on happening in the forest. And elephants are like humans, when startled they may lash out.. 7/
..here are some of my traps after meeting elephants. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant">blundered into the traps at night.. 8/
blundered into the traps at night.. 8/" title="..here are some of my traps after meeting elephants. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant">blundered into the traps at night.. 8/">
blundered into the traps at night.. 8/" title="..here are some of my traps after meeting elephants. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant">blundered into the traps at night.. 8/">
blundered into the traps at night.. 8/" title="..here are some of my traps after meeting elephants. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐘" title="Elephant" aria-label="Emoji: Elephant">blundered into the traps at night.. 8/">
..and here I am up a tree. 3 hours holding onto the vines, trying not to get trampled. 9/
If anything, it& #39;s the humans& #39; fault. Here& #39;s an elephant shot by poachers. Can you blame elephants for being a bit wary? 10/
The point of this thread? I guess I& #39;m trying to explain why I don& #39;t have video of elephants in the forest. 11/
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When charged by panicky elephants, my first reaction is *not* to take pics. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤳" title="Selfie" aria-label="Emoji: Selfie"> #greatvideo #beingSplattedIsFun #feelingSquashedByElephant
Perhaps I& #39;m the wrong generation?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😎" title="Smiling face with sunglasses" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with sunglasses"> 12/
Perhaps I& #39;m the wrong generation?
Finally, what do you do if charged by an elephant? Here& #39;s a good example from South Africa on how to defuse the situation, firmly but showing respect. 13/13 https://youtu.be/J9WW3QbOgQA ">https://youtu.be/J9WW3QbOg...
