Wowwwww! I woulda hada pants full after that encounter. :) How close
did the elephant get?
--- In "Danny Meltzer"
<> wrote:
>
> Well there was the time we were charged by an elephant while driving
> around a game reserve near Kruger Park in South Africa. That was
> pretty hairy. I was trying to stay focused on the meters while we
> were flooring it in reverse. You can hear this encounter here:
>
> http://www.dannymeltzer.com/Elephant%20Charge.mp3
>
> On the same trip we were camped out watching some lions tuck into a
> giraffe and I dropped one of my batteries over the side of the truck.
> I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out ways to get it without
> getting out of the truck [that would be a bad idea give the
> circumstances]. Anyway, I couldn't get it that evening:
>
> http://www.dannymeltzer.com/Lions%20Eating.mp3
> http://www.dannymeltzer.com/Lions%20Eating2.mp3
>
> Other than that I almost went into shock from mosquito bites in
> Delaware. Greg Weddig can tell you all about that one. I tell you,
> if I ever go back to Prime Hook NWR on a September dawn, I am taking
> EXTRA protection:)
>
> Danny
>
>
> --- In Kevin Colver <colver@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've enjoyed Bernie's interview on Science Friday, it can be
> > downloaded as an NPR podcast from iTunes.
> >
> > Bernie, in addition to the jaguar story you should have told them
> > about your face to face with the polar bear and the night the black =
> > bear chewed on your microphone. I'd love to hear some other stories =
> > from the group. I've had close encounters with cougars,
> > rattlesnakes, moose, elk, fox, fur seals, grizzlies, and a black
> > bear. Encounters were a little too close with the mosquitos. Also =
> > had brushes with poachers shooting over my head and other crazies in =
> > the wild. And then there is the weather, cold, storms, ect.
> >
> > Let's hear some of your stories while we pass the cold winter months.
> >
> > Kevin Colver
> >
>
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