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PESO: Cocky Elephant Bull

John

Fri, Sep 3, 2021 5:28 PM

Thanks.

I hoped to visit your area one day, but it's looking less & less likely as I get
older.

The Pandemic has already taken almost two years away and I don't think that will
be all we're going to lose. Too many items on my "bucket list" are just unlikely
to ever get checked off.

On 9/3/2021 02:49:58, Alan Cole wrote:

John, as Bob said, Askari is a Swahili word for a soldier in a support role
like a bodyguard or mercenary. The Italian word "Ascari" is simply a
spelling variation. Elephant herds are Matriarchal. Bulls are chased out of
the herds when they become sexually mature at about 15 years & live
separately in small groups. Older breeding bulls are typically found in
groups of 3 with two younger bulls known as Askaris. When the bulls are in
Musth, they make forays into the herds for breeding purposes. Fatal battles
between breeding males are not uncommon. In the Letaba Camp Elephant Museum
there is a skull with a tusk right through it! Anyone's guess what actually
happened there.

On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 9:37 PM John jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:

So, what is an "Ascari for an older bull"?

Google turns up "Ascari Cars Ltd" named after Alberto Ascari, but your guy
don't
look like he's quite streamlined enough for Formula 1 or Le Mans.

On 9/2/2021 10:06:04, Alan C wrote:

I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test

shots at

my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home.

This

young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all

approaching

vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his

small tusks

he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot

past at

speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved

off

without incident.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/

BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The

K100D

still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300.

The

camera was fine with any other lens.

K100D & DA 18-55 WR.

Alan C

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Religion - Answers we must never question.

Thanks. I hoped to visit your area one day, but it's looking less & less likely as I get older. The Pandemic has already taken almost two years away and I don't think that will be all we're going to lose. Too many items on my "bucket list" are just unlikely to ever get checked off. On 9/3/2021 02:49:58, Alan Cole wrote: > John, as Bob said, Askari is a Swahili word for a soldier in a support role > like a bodyguard or mercenary. The Italian word "Ascari" is simply a > spelling variation. Elephant herds are Matriarchal. Bulls are chased out of > the herds when they become sexually mature at about 15 years & live > separately in small groups. Older breeding bulls are typically found in > groups of 3 with two younger bulls known as Askaris. When the bulls are in > Musth, they make forays into the herds for breeding purposes. Fatal battles > between breeding males are not uncommon. In the Letaba Camp Elephant Museum > there is a skull with a tusk right through it! Anyone's guess what actually > happened there. > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 9:37 PM John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> So, what is an "Ascari for an older bull"? >> >> Google turns up "Ascari Cars Ltd" named after Alberto Ascari, but your guy >> don't >> look like he's quite streamlined enough for Formula 1 or Le Mans. >> >> On 9/2/2021 10:06:04, Alan C wrote: >>> I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test >> shots at >>> my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home. >> This >>> young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all >> approaching >>> vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his >> small tusks >>> - he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot >> past at >>> speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved >> off >>> without incident. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/ >>> >>> BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The >> K100D >>> still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300. >> The >>> camera was fine with any other lens. >>> >>> K100D & DA 18-55 WR. >>> >>> Alan C >>> -- >> >> >> -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question.