I don't usually like these heartwarming stories, but this one is truly
interesting...
In 1986, Mike Hogan was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from
Northwestern University . On a hike through the bush, he came across a
young
bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant
seemed
distressed, so Mike approached it very carefully. He got down on one
knee
and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply
embedded in it.
As carefully and as gently as he could, Mike worked the wood out with
his
hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The
elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its
face,
stared at him for several tense moments. Mike stood
frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the
elephant
trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.
Mike never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty-one years later, Mike was walking through the Chicago Zoo with
his
teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the
creatures turned and walked over to near where Mike and his son Owen
were
standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mike, lifted its front foot
off
the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then
trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mike couldn't help wondering if this
was
the same elephant. Mike summoned up his courage, climbed over the
railing
and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant
and
stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk
around one of Mike's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing
him instantly.:eek:
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
interesting...
In 1986, Mike Hogan was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from
Northwestern University . On a hike through the bush, he came across a
young
bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant
seemed
distressed, so Mike approached it very carefully. He got down on one
knee
and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply
embedded in it.
As carefully and as gently as he could, Mike worked the wood out with
his
hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The
elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its
face,
stared at him for several tense moments. Mike stood
frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the
elephant
trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.
Mike never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty-one years later, Mike was walking through the Chicago Zoo with
his
teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the
creatures turned and walked over to near where Mike and his son Owen
were
standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mike, lifted its front foot
off
the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then
trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mike couldn't help wondering if this
was
the same elephant. Mike summoned up his courage, climbed over the
railing
and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant
and
stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk
around one of Mike's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing
him instantly.:eek:
Probably wasn't the same elephant.