“It was a real privilege to be the subject of a wild elephant bull’s curiosity that day, in a way that was completely peaceful. To this day I don’t know why the bull was so interested in my arm. “Finally, after a couple of minutes, the bull moved off the vehicle. “He wasn’t aggressive in any way, just curious, but my heart skipped quite a few beats while we waited to see what he would do next. “All my safari guests and I froze and there was complete silence in the vehicle as the bull remained with us. “He then reached around with his trunk and began sensing my arm, within about 10cm,” said Dr Matson, who graduated BSc Hons (Environmental Science) in 1999, and PhD (Zoology) in 2004. It leaned on the front of the bonnet with its tusks, causing the vehicle to lean forward. University of Queensland alumnus, conservationist, speaker, zoologist and author Dr Tammie Matson was recently leading a safari in Botswana, Africa, when a curious elephant bull walked up to her open Land Rover.
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