This series of elephant pictures was taken by Norman Norris on a recent holiday in South Africa. In Norman's own words:
"My friend and I were sitting in the shade of a large tree, as you might expect, having morning tea at Hilltop Lodge in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal. The elephant suddenly appeared and made his way gradually toward where we were sitting. We were surprised when he turned towards the tourist center patio and slowly came toward us; and when he got too close, we all scattered and got ourselves into the relative safety of the center's lounge.
Apparently the elephant had decided that he liked the look of the leaves at the top of the large tree that was sheltering us, and all he wanted to do was enjoy a hearty breakfast. When he'd had his fill, he left and left a huge mess of branches and twigs and scattered leaves behind him."
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- The view from the breakfast patio is lovely ...african elephant 1
- The elephant looks great in the lush green landscape ...african elephant 2
- Ambling along looking for breakfast ...african elephant 3
- Turns in the direction of the lodge ...african elephant 4
- The elephant's beginning to look bigger now ...african elephant 5
- And it's getting closer ...african elephant 6
- The guests have vacated the premises ....african elephant 7
- The elephant has almost reached the patio ...african elephant 8
- And settles down to breakfast ...african elephant 9
- Enjoying this tree thoroughly ...african elephant 10
- Repositioning to get some more tasty leaves ...african elephant 11
- An amused guest begins to get used to sharing breakfast with the elephant ...african elephant 12
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