We were all surprised at Gerald Durrell's life and love of animals. Read this story about mutual love between animals and a man. Pretty amazing!!
How about this for a tribute?
Lawrence
Anthony, a legend in South Africa and author of 3
books
including the bestseller The Elephant Whisperer,
bravely
rescued wildlife and rehabilitated elephants all over
the
globe from human atrocities, including the courageous rescue
of
Baghdad Zoo animals during US invasion in 2003.
On
March 7,
2012
Lawrence Anthony died.
He is
remembered and missed by
his
wife, 2 sons, 2 grandsons & numerous elephants.
Two
days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his
home
led by two large matriarchs. Separate
wild herds arrived in
droves
to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend.
A
total of 20
elephants
had patiently walked over 12 miles to get to his South African
house.
Witnessing
this spectacle, humans were obviously in awe, not only because
of
the supreme intelligence and precise timing that these elephants
sensed
about
Lawrence 's passing, but also because of the profound memory and
emotion
the beloved animals evoked in such an organized way.
Walking
slowly
- for days - making their way in a solemn one-by-one queue from
their
habitat
to his house.
Lawrence's
wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the
elephants
had not been to his house prior to that day for well over a year!
But
yet they knew where they were going.
The
elephants obviously wanted
to
pay their deep respects, honouring
their friend who'd saved their lives
- so
much respect
that
they stayed for 2 days 2 nights.
Then
one morning,
they
left, making their long journey back home.
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