What
warns you is the sharp tang of freshly crushed vegetation and the sound of
leaves being torn. But the herd smells you before you can see it. A baby
elephant begins to squeal in fright. Adults immediately cordon the baby.
They continue this protection till you are safely past. Way up the jungle
path, a lonely tusker in 'mast' condition looms large. Sweat breaks out.
Will he charge?
Seeing elephants in the wild is a raw, exhilarating experience. The Corbett
Park is the best place in Northern India to observe them at fairly close
quarters. About 300 - 350 Asiatic elephants roam around the park in herds,
along the river Ramganga or foraging in the grasslands.
The forests provide the elephants enough food. The elephant's daily diet is
perked up with wild berries and fruits which are available aplenty. A great
delicacy is the plant rohini (mallotus phlippensis) which is favoured by
elephants when they are in the 'mast' condition. It cools them down!
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