Watching wildlife can be confusing at times, especially when behaviors are hard to explain. In this video, an elephant’s posing and gestures are a case in point.
Regular contributor Deon Kelbrick submitted this video to Latest Sightings. He recorded the amusing, yet interesting, encounter on a game drive for Nkhoro Bush Lodge, in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa.
As Deon’s video rolls, we find that a young female African elephant blocks the road ahead. So far, so good. Elephants block roads all the time in the African veld.
However, in this case, she appears to have chosen this spot for a bit of yoga? A mini-meltdown.? And why is she waving that branch in the air? Why are there leaves and branches strewn on the ground?
