| A Thousand Words |
How cool, how serendipitous is this? On a green safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara, we witness the birth of an African Buffalo. This mom is in the midst of her herd, a hundred or more, but her labor attracts not the least bit of attention.
Her calf is almost out now….
Then, the moment the newborn calf plops to the plains, it is surrounded by the herd—a greeting, you’re tempted to think, but actually for protection in these moments of total vulnerability to predators. Almost as miraculously, the calf is on its feet within a few minutes and able to run with the herd within 15 minutes. Yes, Nature does provide. And the buffalo themselves are highly intelligent and the most feared of the so-called Big Five (buffalo, elephant, rhino, lion, leopard) by trackers and rangers in the bush, especially bulls when they are expelled from the herd.
