Elephants, if you ask me which creatures are the most intelligent and affectionate on the globe, are my answer. They’re gorgeous children shaped like giants. They pick up on the love and compassion of those around them and respond with wonderful, heartfelt comments. Humans owe it to animals to love and respect them. They are the most devoted companions and friends we can find.
The elephant herd’s narrative below will undoubtedly warm your heart. They marched for 12 hours to pay their last respects to their human companion during his burial. The point is that no one informed these elephants of the man’s death. They just knew and drove the 12-hour drive to his place on their own.
Lawrence Anthony, a renowned conservationist and founder of the Earth Organization, is a respectable gentleman. In South Africa, he and his wife, Francoise Malby-Anthony, founded the Thula Thula Game Reserve, which is home to wild elephants. The wonderful man dedicated many years of his life to caring for these enormous, intelligent creatures.
Lawrence developed his own method for raising and caring for elephants. He spoke to these massive beasts as if they were children, using his words and movements to reassure them while they were with him. The man was dubbed “The Elephant Whisperer” as a result of this.
An ancient female elephant leads each elephant herd. Lawrence assumed that if he acquired the leader’s trust, he would be able to connect with the rest of the elephants.
Lawrence and his wife had a unique relationship with Nana, a Matriarch. The herd grew to love the couple, and they became frequent visitors at their home.
When Nana learned of Lawrence’s death in 2012, she took her herd to his house to offer their condolences. To get there, they walked for 12 hours. They even remained silent for two days. That wasn’t all. They made the same trek to grieve his death a year later. This is a phenomenon that science is unable to explain.
Lawrence can be considered a unique member of the elephant herd. They had not been told of his death, but they were aware of it and marched to his burial. Although Lawrence died, his legacy lives on at the Thula Thula Game Reserve.
Since her husband’s death, Francoise has founded many conservation programs, including a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and a Conservation Volunteer Camp. Francoise received the French Abroad Award in March 2019 at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris for her conservation efforts.
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