Last updated: 20th April 2012
First published: 20th April 2012
Article written by Brett M. Christensen
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It's not everyday that you see a wild elephant standing next to you at the reception of a hotel.And the Mfuwe Lodge's website also discusses the visits, noting:
But in the Mfuwe Lodge in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, the sight of one or even ten elephants strolling around the lobby is a regular occurrence.
Unwittingly built on the elephant's traditional path in 1998, the Mfuwe Lodge stands directly en-route to this elephant herd's favourite food - wild mangoes.
Each year at Mfuwe Lodge we have some very special guests that come to visit - "Wonky Tusk", as she has become affectionately known, and her family have been regular guests at the lodge for a number of years, visiting every October and November to feast on the fallen fruits from the large “Wild Mango” (Cordyla africana) tree in the lodge grounds. The fact that a large safari lodge is built around this delicious food store is of no concern to her…after all, why walk the extra few metres to go around, when there are some nice steps and a tiled reception lobby to saunter through each day?The Lodge website features further photographs of the elephants along with the following video:
Last updated: 20th April 2012
First published: 20th April 2012
Article written by Brett M. Christensen
About Brett Christensen and Hoax-Slayer