Stand UP South Africa Update #3 Dear Friends and Families, July 19 Next, we went to an elephant sanctuary. There were two male elephants that they rescued. We learned about how the elephants came into their possession and about elephant anatomy. Something that we learned that we didn’t know before was that Asian and African elephants are actually two separate species and can’t crossbreed. We toured the stables where they sleep at night. They then brought the two elephants to a viewing area where we heard them speak. We were then able to pet the elephants. We touched their tusks, trunks, ears, wrists, knees, tails, and nipples. They had more hair than we expected and their skin was really rough and kind of lumpy. We fed them and they gave us kisses! It kind of felt like a wet suction cup on your neck! After that, we walked with their trucks in our hand around a path. It was very fun and a great experience to do this! It was a very fun day filled with lots of service and lots of fun! July 20 We then headed out on a 2 hour drive to the center of Kruger National Park for surprise game drive! It was a so much fun!! We saw hippos, elephants, giraffes, baboons, cheetahs, leopards, wildabeasts, and LIONS!!! We were all so excited to see the lions and when we first stumbled upon them, they were just sitting in the middle of the road! Eventually they got up and we discovered that there were three other lions with them. After the drive we came back to the lodge for dinner and had an early evening. another VERY exciting and eventful day! Tomorrow we head to Johannesburg for Shabbat! With love from South Africa, |
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