The Story of ElsaThe story of the lioness Elsa and her cubs on the occasion of the release of the motion picture Born free. |
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... little too used to camp life , and , though we had no control over them , Jespah was now on quite intimate terms with us ; but apart from this their wild instincts were intact and certainly Gopa and Little Elsa only put up with us ...
... little too used to camp life , and , though we had no control over them , Jespah was now on quite intimate terms with us ; but apart from this their wild instincts were intact and certainly Gopa and Little Elsa only put up with us ...
Page 285
... Gopa and Little Elsa called him , he looked up and only started eating again when I said : " Come on , Jespah , nyama [ meat ] , nyama , eat a little more . " Eventually Gopa came back , and jumping on to Jespah's rump persuaded him to ...
... Gopa and Little Elsa called him , he looked up and only started eating again when I said : " Come on , Jespah , nyama [ meat ] , nyama , eat a little more . " Eventually Gopa came back , and jumping on to Jespah's rump persuaded him to ...
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... Gopa and Jespah joined in the hunt , when the Tommies clattered over the rocks and up the hill , all except one small fawn and its father , which stood quietly watching the proceedings and only left after the cubs had returned . Then ...
... Gopa and Jespah joined in the hunt , when the Tommies clattered over the rocks and up the hill , all except one small fawn and its father , which stood quietly watching the proceedings and only left after the cubs had returned . Then ...
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affectionately afternoon afterwards animals arrived Arusha baboons back to camp bank began Big Rock Billy Collins boma buffalo bush called carcase chased climbed close crate dark distance dragged drove elephant Elsa's felt followed Game Scouts gave George George's gerenuk goats gone Gopa and Little Grant's gazelle growls heard herd hoping hungry hunting hyenas Ibrahim Isiolo joined Joy Adamson jumped kill knew Land-Rover later leave licked Little Elsa looked lorry lugga Makedde meal meat miles morning mother moved Nairobi never night Nuru once paws pride pugmarks rain ravine reached realised returned to camp rhino river roaring round rushed safari seemed Serengeti Seronera soon spent spoor studio suddenly tent Thomson's gazelle thorn thought three cubs told took Toto track tree tried tsetse tsetse flies turned waited walked watched waterbuck wild lions worried wound yards young lion