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Thursday, November 01, 2012

HOW DID THEY KNOW?

SOMETHING IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS MUCH GREATER AND DEEPER THAN HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.
THE ELEPHANT'S JOURNEY TO PAY RESPECT, BUT HOW DID THEY KNOW?cid:002601cda2b3$aea5ce80$390109c8@CapewellSprings.local

Lawrence Anthony, a legend in South Africa and author of 3 books including
the bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, bravely rescued wildlife and
rehabilitated elephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including
the courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during US invasion in 2003.
On March 7, 2012 Lawrence Anthony died.
He is remembered and missed by his wife, 2 sons, 2 grandsons and numerous elephants.
Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his home led by two large matriarchs.
Separate wild herds arrived in droves to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend.
A total of 31 elephants had patiently walked over 12 miles to get to his
South African House.
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Witnessing this spectacle, humans were obviously in awe not only because of the
supreme intelligence and precise timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence 's
passing, but also because of the profound memory and emotion the beloved animals
evoked in such an organized way:
Walking slowly - for days - Making their way in a solemn one-by-one queue from their
habitat to his house.

Lawrence's wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the elephants
had not been to his house prior to that day for well over 3 years!
But yet they knew where they were going.

The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep respects, honoring their friend
who'd saved their lives - so much respect that they stayed for 2 days 2 nights without eating anything..
Then one morning, they left, making their long journey back home............

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The author stated "greater and deeper than human intelligence"as if that was an amazing discovery.Actually we rank pretty low on the totem pole.Problem is we're so full of ourselves and our own importance that we don't acknowledge entities more intelligent than ourselves.

Daddio said...

Photos won't load. Something about not being logged into an AOL account?

Anonymous said...

Wonderful , Wonderful Story!!!
Like it's said---"They never forget!"
Marvelous creatures---Hate to see them in a circus, just hate it!!!!!!!