By Lynn Clifford of Wildlife Action group

Elephant moms are the ultimate caregivers.
Historical the elephants in Thuma have been very secretive and very rarely show themselves to people or cars due to terrible poaching over the years.
But this is changing and we are thrilled to have regular sightings of bulls and breeding herds who are choosing to either come close to camps or/and allow cars to be somewhat near them
I was honoured yesterday to be allowed to watch from a small distance while this threesome drank from a stream.
Watching this mom with her two off spring reminds us how they raise their young with love and wisdom by moms who fiercely protect them.
These gentle giants are true queens of motherhood and I am humbled that they allowed us to be so close to them.