Drum roll please! The update is HERE! Apologies for the delay!Yahya stood his ground as the elephant charged towards him. Whether it was the vibrations of the stampeding elephant or his fear, he was obviously shaking. Over the trumpet of the enraged pachyderm, I could hear him growling.
As Yahya had run out in the way, Adebanke had taken the chance to run out and get the now fearful Kissa who was crouching in the elephant grass. Even with all of the excitement, I took a second to wonder where Adanna was.
Glancing around, I could not see the little Wild Dog pup, and grew even more fearful than I was previously. Who knew one bull could cause such a panic!
Suddenly, my question as to where the older sister had gone was answered. A herd of Giant Sable Antelopes suddlenly came through the ever shortening space between the elephant and Yahya, obviously spooked.
Close on the heels of a an aging member of the group of females was Adanna, obviously enjoying the chase.
The elephant, surprised by this new development, turned suddenly to the bachelor group and left. The Sable Antelopes, now almost out of view, were too fast for the little pup, and she came trotting tiredly back to her mother who greeted her with kisses.
Yahya layed down where he had previously been standing, exhausted by the preceding events. I walked over to him, and placed my hand on his silky fur. His body was still shaking considerably; his heart was racing, and his breathing was so quick I wondered that he was getting any oxygen at all.
Kissa left her mother's side and approached her father, whom she plopped down next to. I could see in his eyes the love he had for this daughter, and I could almost feel within him the relief he was experiencing that she was unharmed.
We waited for the adrenaline to subside a little in all of us before we moved along. Looking over my shoulder, I saw the African Wild Dog family closely strung together, and breathed a sigh of relief that everything had gone alright so far
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