Bedside Visitor in Nairobi
A lone elephant with footmarks 19 inches in diameter gave one New Zealander a greater scare than the enemy in country round Nairobi. Writing of his experience, Lieutenant L. G. West wood, formerly of New Plymouth, said that the elephant wandered to within 20 feet of his bed, which was in the middle of the shadiest bush he could
find. Identifying his visitor as soon as he heard it breathe, he retreated barefoot. After that experience he had several nightmares. His cries alarmed his companion, who thought they came from one of the big baboons which the men had been used to seeing in the trees overhead. Constant vigilance is necessary against attacks from wild beasts in this region. “Some nights I feel I should like to be inside a cage myself,” said the writer.
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Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 71, 2 May 1941, Page 6
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