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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... dragged for at least half a mile through most difficult terrain , across ravines , rocky outcrops and dense bush . We had no wish to disturb him at his meal , so we set about looking for Elsa , but found no trace of her . After ...
... dragged for at least half a mile through most difficult terrain , across ravines , rocky outcrops and dense bush . We had no wish to disturb him at his meal , so we set about looking for Elsa , but found no trace of her . After ...
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... dragged the meat towards the camp and were followed by all three cubs , who were obviously very nervous . We floated the carcase over the river , but the cubs remained on the far bank . For two hours they watched us guarding the meat ...
... dragged the meat towards the camp and were followed by all three cubs , who were obviously very nervous . We floated the carcase over the river , but the cubs remained on the far bank . For two hours they watched us guarding the meat ...
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... dragged it inside . After this meal the cubs crossed the river and spent the next twenty - four hours playing on the other side . George saw them climbing trees and noticed that they managed to get quite high up . They didn't come in ...
... dragged it inside . After this meal the cubs crossed the river and spent the next twenty - four hours playing on the other side . George saw them climbing trees and noticed that they managed to get quite high up . They didn't come in ...
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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