Travel Bug Dog Tag Nellie the Ellie

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Released:
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Origin:
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
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This little African ellie who was named Nellie would love to travel to as many nature reserves as she possibly can while on route to meeting her cousin the Asian elephant.
To be able to do this she needs your help.

About This Item

The Asian elephant is slighty smaller than its African relatives; the easiest way to distinguish the two is that the Asian elephat has smaller ears.
The Asian elephant has a more arched back compared to the African, one ""finger" at the tip of its trunk as opposed to two, four nails on each hind foot instead of three, and 19 pairs of ribs instead of 21. Asia elephants usually lack tusks and the forehead has two hemispherical bulges, unlike the flat front of the African elephant. Asian elephants are far more agile at using their feet in conjunction with the trunk for manipulating objects and is therefore widely domesticated.

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    Tracking History (31820.1mi) View Map

    Retrieve It from a Cache 9/9/2009 Wilduvo retrieved it from Cow Pat Gauteng, South Africa   Visit Log

    Nellie was happy with her visit at Cow Pat but she can drink only so much milk. She said goodbye to her friends and will be on her way to Pretoria to visit other friends as soon as the reserve make space for her. Sal so 'n bietjie in kwaratyn by my wees maar net vir 'n rukkie. Sy het darm ook 'n Zebra maatjie wat amper klaar is met sy kwaratyn periode. Ons wil tog nie siektes oordra soos malkoei siektes na ander diere toe nie.
    Dropped Off 9/5/2009 Leon St placed it in Cow Pat Gauteng, South Africa - 79.26 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 9/2/2009 Leon St retrieved it from GCZA01.2 North West, South Africa   Visit Log

    Lets see is we can fiend some friends?
    Dropped Off 8/25/2009 hyper7pro placed it in GCZA01.2 North West, South Africa - 64.39 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 8/24/2009 hyper7pro retrieved it from Klipspringer North West, South Africa   Visit Log

    Grabbed Nellie, I'll give her a lift somewhere.
    Dropped Off 7/25/2009 itbrl placed it in Klipspringer North West, South Africa - 368.65 miles  Visit Log

    We dropped Nellie the Ellie in the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve, at the most beautiful viewpoint ever!

    Nellie will enjoy bonding with her African family here, and can rest a while after her travel from KZN! Good luck, Nellie!! Enjoy the rest of your travels around the globe!!

    Maybe we will meet again someday...

    [This entry was edited by itbrl on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 1:29:18 PM.]
    Retrieve It from a Cache 7/9/2009 itbrl retrieved it from Rhino Centenary Kwazulu Natal, South Africa   Visit Log

    This is the first Travel Bug I retrieved! I will relocate Nellie the Ellie to another Reserve. What a battle to get this elephant in an Isuzu bakkie :) but with Ulinda's (honey-badger) help we managed eventually!

    Ulinda is a new member who will add loads of value to the geocache environment in KZN (South Africa) specifically iSimangaliso.

    May Nelllie the Ellie roam freely on the African planes, and taste the wild amarula on her journey to meet her Asian cousin! Hamba kahle!!
    Dropped Off 5/30/2009 Puggels placed it in Rhino Centenary Kwazulu Natal, South Africa   Visit Log
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