Hessian-Defence
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In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating fromhwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a
young bull elephant was standing with one leg raised in the air. The
elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He
got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot, and found a
large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently
as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after
which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to
face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him
for several tense moments. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else
but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and
walked away.
young bull elephant was standing with one leg raised in the air. The
elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He
got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot, and found a
large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently
as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after
which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to
face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him
for several tense moments. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else
but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and
walked away.
Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that
day. Twenty years later, Mbemb was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son were standing.
day. Twenty years later, Mbemb was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son were standing.
The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front
foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several
times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if
this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed
over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right
up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted
again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and slammed him
against the railing, killing him instantly.........
foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several
times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if
this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed
over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right
up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted
again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and slammed him
against the railing, killing him instantly.........
It Probably wasn't the same elephant !