I had to have some South African love, I couldn't say no to a kiss.
An elephant kiss, that is.
We went to the elephant sanctuary outside of Pretoria, where they keep five elephants in transition. Some come from zoos that need remodeling, some on occasion are considered problem elephants, but not often.
We got to feed, feel and walk the elephants, and also receive the aforementioned kiss. It felt like a sloppy vacuum on my face. I'll post pictures of that later when I get them from my aunt.
I hadn't realized that elephants have six sets of teeth throughout their life! They change out at one year, five years, ten years, twenty years and forty years, or somewhere in those ranges. By their last set, they keep it for life, which can be decades since an elephant lives about as long as a human. Unfortunately, by then, they wear down to the point that they can't eat correctly and will eventually die of age and malnutrition.
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Necesitaba el amor sudafricano, y no le pude decir no a un beso.
Beso de elefante, por seguro.
Fuimos a un santuario de elefantes cerca de Pretoria, donde tienen cinco elefantes en transición. Uno es de un zoológico que necesitan remodelar, y otros han causado problemas, pero esos no son frecuentes.
Pudimos alimentarnos, tocarlos y caminarlos, y también recibir el beso que mencioné. Se sentía como una aspiradora mojada en la cara. Luego subo fotos.
No me había dado cuenta que los elefantes tienen seis países de dientes por su vida. Cambian al año, a los cinco, dies, veinte, y cuarenta, o por allí. Ya para los últimos, se quedan por la vida, que puede salir siendo décadas porque un elefante vive como humano. Desafortunadamente, para entonces, ya no funcionan y no se alimentan bien y mueren de edad y malnutrición.
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