Driving Among Giants

Its not just lions which are generally unphased by passing vehicles. Elephants have very few things to fear in protected parks and generally seem to know that there is nothing to fear from us. The elephant below walked through our convoy in Ngorongoro Crater and didn't even bat at eye at us. We were quite pleased at this as it was the first time we were that close to an elephant and they make a real impression up close. Any moment you are close enough to hear an animal breathing is an incredible time.
This elephant in the Maasai Mara made sure that everyone could get photos of it with other vans in frame for comparison. The roads in the Mara are very simple dirt tracks for the most part but the elephants wander about as they please quite happily.
The "pygmy" elephants of Lake Manyara were equally unconcerned with this one wandering across the road for better foraging on the other side amid quite a pile of vehicles.