<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Research Archives - Stories</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/tag/research/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/tag/research/</link>
	<description>Pictures that tell a story</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:33:30 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-Stories-Site-Icon-32x32.jpg</url>
	<title>Research Archives - Stories</title>
	<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/tag/research/</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>De olifant als brenger van geluk</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-als-brenger-van-geluk/2015/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-als-brenger-van-geluk/2015/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=3861</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-als-brenger-van-geluk/2015/">De olifant als brenger van geluk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">De olifant als brenger van geluk</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 two-columns">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="240" height="362" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goodluckelli.jpg" alt="" title="Goodluckelli" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goodluckelli.jpg 240w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goodluckelli-199x300.jpg 199w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" class="wp-image-5330" /></span>
			</div>
			</div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>In mijn eerste Afrikaanse nacht in Samburu wachtte een olifant mij op bij mijn tent. Een onvergetelijk ontmoeting. Nadat ik van de schrik bekomen was, heb ik vanaf de veranda naar dit ongelofelijk grote en indrukwekkende beest zitten kijken in de donkere nacht. De wereld werd even heel erg klein en stil op het geluid van het eten en lostrekken van stengels en bladeren na. Krachtig, zorgzaam, lang levend als de stropers ze laten leven, brengers van geluk. In de Oosterse wereld staat de olifant symbool voor kracht, onsterfelijkheid en het overwinnen van de dood. Er bestaat ook een legende waarin de moeder van Boeddha, tien maanden voor zijn geboorte, droomde van een witte olifant. Dit zou een voorteken zijn geweest voor zijn komst en sinds die tijd worden in India de witte olifanten als heilig gezien. Ook in China geldt de olifant, sinds oudsher, als symbool van kracht en wijsheid. Als je wel eens over een olifant droomt wijst het er op dat je bezig bent met de aanleg van een goede basis voor rijkdom en succes. Droom je over ‘meerdere olifanten’ dan hangt voorspoed in de lucht; zoals rijkdom, kracht en succes op allerlei vlakken. Zowel mensen uit India als China geloven dus dat de olifant geluk brengt. Vaak zie je dat zij een afbeelding van een olifant plaatsen op een plank of vlak bij de deuropening. Dit zou geluk brengen als het hoofd naar de voordeur is geplaatst. Ook het aanraken van de slurf, zeker voor je op reis gaat of zaken moet doen, brengt geluk.  Mijn ontmoeting met de olifant is een herinnering om nooit te vergeten er is een mooie boek uit voort gekomen met als doel een bijdrage te leveren aan hun voortbestaan.</p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-als-brenger-van-geluk/2015/">De olifant als brenger van geluk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-als-brenger-van-geluk/2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>De olifant, een circus icoon</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-een-circus-icoon/2015/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-een-circus-icoon/2015/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=3850</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-een-circus-icoon/2015/">De olifant, een circus icoon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_1 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">De olifant, een circus icoon</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="412" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BarnumBailey.png" alt="" title="Barnum&amp;Bailey" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BarnumBailey.png 640w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BarnumBailey-480x309.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw" class="wp-image-3855" /></span>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>Olifanten zijn al meer als 133 jaar het iconische element in het circus, al komt het publiek daar steeds meer tegen in opstand. Wellicht is het aan de tijd om deze gedateerde samenwerking, die voor de olifant in 1860 begon te beëindigen? Toen der tijd dreven James Anthony Bailey en James E. Cooper een circus. Hun grootste troef was een baby olifant genaamd &#8220;Columbia&#8221;. Hun advertentietekst luidde: de eerste olifant geboren in de Verenigde Staten. Een andere circus directeur Barnum wilde de olifant kopen van Bailey. Barnum slaagde daar niet in, maar het contact tussen de beide mannen zorgde voor een legendarische samenwerking. Samen stichtten ze het wereldberoemde circus Barnum&#038;Bailey. Het circus succes begon dus met een olifant, exotisch voor die tijd. Begin maart van dit jaar maakte het Barnum&#038;Bailey circus bekend dat haar drie rondreizende circussen, de olifant, uit het programma halen, maar wel pas in 2018. De beslissing volgt op vele protesten van dieren bewegingen en het groeiende publieksbesef dat een olifant niet in het circus thuis hoort. Het Barnum&#038;Bailey circus heeft jaren gezegd dat een circus geen circus is zonder een olifant. Maar het succes van Cirque du Soleil laat zien dat een circus geen dieren van welke soort dan ook nodig heeft om succesvol te zijn. Het Circus heeft 43 Aziatische olifanten 29 daarvan leven nu in Florida waar Barnum&#038;Bailey een department hebben. Voor de olifanten die nu nog werkzaam zijn moeten verblijven gebouwd worden en deze zouden niet voor 2018 klaar kunnen zijn.</p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-een-circus-icoon/2015/">De olifant, een circus icoon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/de-olifant-een-circus-icoon/2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Exotic beasts back on royal grounds</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/exotic-beasts-back-on-royal-grounds/2014/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/exotic-beasts-back-on-royal-grounds/2014/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=3568</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/exotic-beasts-back-on-royal-grounds/2014/">Exotic beasts back on royal grounds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_5">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_2 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">Exotic beasts back on royal grounds</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 two-columns">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_2">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="378" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WireElli.png" alt="" title="WireElli" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WireElli.png 240w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WireElli-190x300.png 190w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" class="wp-image-3598" /></span>
			</div>
			</div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>Visiting the Crown Jewels in London an elephant on the grounds surprised us. As it turned out in 2011 an exhibition of the wire sculptures of Kendra Haste brought the &#8220;Royal Beasts&#8221; back into the Lion Tower. We loved the sight of the wire animals which give the London Royal palace an exotic feel in an, at first thought, unusual place. We learned that historically it was quite common for rulers to keep exotic animals in captivity. Back then the Royal Collection, kept in the medieval Royal Menagerie, was quite extensive because of diplomatic gifts including three leopards from Frederick III. In 1254 an elephant house was constructed. By the 18th century, the menagerie, a small zoological garden by then, was opened to the public; admission cost three half-pence or the supply of a cat or dog to be fed to the lions. In 1828 there were over 280 animals representing at least 60 species. The last of the animals left in 1835. They were relocated to Regent&#8217;s Park after one of the lions was accused of biting a soldier. So now beasts of wire bring back the exotic feel to the royal grounds.</p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/exotic-beasts-back-on-royal-grounds/2014/">Exotic beasts back on royal grounds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/exotic-beasts-back-on-royal-grounds/2014/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>A story about a marble elephant called Porcino</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/a-story-about-a-marble-elephant-called-porcino/2014/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/a-story-about-a-marble-elephant-called-porcino/2014/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=3580</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/a-story-about-a-marble-elephant-called-porcino/2014/">A story about a marble elephant called Porcino</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_7">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_3 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">A story about a marble elephant called Porcino</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_7 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_8 two-columns">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_3">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="560" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Obelisque1.png" alt="" title="Obelisque" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Obelisque1.png 240w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Obelisque1-129x300.png 129w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" class="wp-image-3593" /></span>
			</div>
			</div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>Since working on Tata&#038;Squack &#8211; Mission Elephant, a children&#8217;s book about elephants, I see them everywhere. Last summer when I visited Rome, I ran into an adorable elephant carrying an obelisk on his back.  The gentle giant is called Procino, was created by baroque era sculptor Bernini in 1667 and is one of the most curious monuments of Rome. It is the shortest of the eleven Egyptian obelisks you find in Rome and is said to have been one of two obelisks moved from Egypt, where they were built for the pharaoh Apries, nearly 600 years before Christ. The inspiration for the unusual composition came from &#8220;Poliphilo&#8217;s Dream of the Strife of Love&#8221;, an unusual 15th century novel probably by Francesco Colonna. The novel&#8217;s main character meets an elephant made of stone carrying an obelisk, and the accompanying woodcut illustration in the book is quite similar to Bernini&#8217;s design for the base for the obelisk. The curious placement of the obelisk through the body of the elephant is identical. The sturdy appearance of the structure earned it the popular nickname of &#8220;Porcino&#8221; (&#8220;Piggy&#8221;) for a while. The name for the structure eventually changed to Pulcino, the Italian for a small or little &#8220;chick&#8221;. This may have been a reference to the comparatively short height.</p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/a-story-about-a-marble-elephant-called-porcino/2014/">A story about a marble elephant called Porcino</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/a-story-about-a-marble-elephant-called-porcino/2014/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Love, Life and Elephants</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/love-life-and-elephants/2013/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/love-life-and-elephants/2013/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Conservation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=2467</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/love-life-and-elephants/2013/">Love, Life and Elephants</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_8 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_9">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_4 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">Love, Life and Elephants</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_9 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_10 two-columns">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_4">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="320" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/BlueElli.png" alt="" title="BlueElli" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/BlueElli.png 240w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/BlueElli-225x300.png 225w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" class="wp-image-3274" /></span>
			</div>
			</div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>Currently our whole life seems to evolve around elephants. In the course of my research for our new book, I am reading a beautiful book by Daphne Sheldrick, An African Lovestory, about Love, Life and Elephants. She was born and raised in Kenya. There she married two men who ran nature reserves, Bill Woodley and David Sheldrick and has a daughter with each of them. David, the well-known Tsavo warden turned Daphne’s life into an every day honeymoon. Their deep empathy and understanding, their years of observing Kenya’s rich variety of wildlife and their pioneering work in coming up with the right milk formula to feed orphaned baby elephants, influenced her life until this day. Daphne shares her amazing life with a host of orphans, her first love, Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope;  the little dwarf mongoose; Gregory Peck and the majestic elephant Eleanor, with whom she shared more than forty years of great friendship. The tragedy of Davids early death inspired Daphne to the founding of the world-renowned David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the Orphans’ Nursery in Nairobi National Park, where Daphne continues to live and work to this day. My special interest in elephants has reached my daughter. She surprised me with this Blue Elephant; speaking of “Love, Life and Elephants”.</p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/love-life-and-elephants/2013/">Love, Life and Elephants</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/love-life-and-elephants/2013/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Preparing to visit the elephants in Samburu, Kenya</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/joining-the-dekkers-on-safari/2012/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/joining-the-dekkers-on-safari/2012/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Teksten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making-of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tata&Squack]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=2070</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/joining-the-dekkers-on-safari/2012/">Preparing to visit the elephants in Samburu, Kenya</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_10 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_11">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_5 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">Preparing to visit the elephants in Samburu, Kenya</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_11 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_12">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_5">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="420" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ElephantsDrinking.png" alt="" title="ElephantsDrinking" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ElephantsDrinking.png 640w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ElephantsDrinking-480x315.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw" class="wp-image-2076" /></span>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_13">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>At the end of September I will be joining the Dekkers to the Samburu National Park in Kenya Africa, where we will research a new adventure of Tata&#038;Squack. I will at last meet the plant, animal and bird life of a part of Africa which is especially known for it&#8217;s elephant population. The Samburu elephants have been researched by Ian Douglas-Hamilton and his team of &#8220;Save the Elephants&#8221; for a long time. We are going to visit their research station. I am not only preparing by reading a loth but also taking care of vaccinations and the15 kilo luggage allowance. Maybe even less, so I can take interesting stories back to Europe. I am looking forward to visiting Kenya, a land which has drawn so many people under its spell.</p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/joining-the-dekkers-on-safari/2012/">Preparing to visit the elephants in Samburu, Kenya</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/joining-the-dekkers-on-safari/2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tata&#038;Squack and their homage to Michael Grzimek</title>
		<link>https://www.dekker-stories.com/tatasquack-and-their-homage-to-michael-grzimek/2012/</link>
					<comments>https://www.dekker-stories.com/tatasquack-and-their-homage-to-michael-grzimek/2012/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Visser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tata&Squack]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twikga.com/blog/?p=1394</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/tatasquack-and-their-homage-to-michael-grzimek/2012/">Tata&#038;Squack and their homage to Michael Grzimek</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_12 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_14">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_6 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left"   >
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_title_container">
					<h1 class="entry-title">Tata&#038;Squack and their homage to Michael Grzimek</h1>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_13 et_section_regular" >
				
				
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_15">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_6">
				
				
				
				
				<span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/TS-fliegende-zebras.png" alt="" title="T&amp;S-fliegende-zebras" srcset="https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/TS-fliegende-zebras.png 640w, https://www.dekker-stories.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/TS-fliegende-zebras-480x270.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw" class="wp-image-1411" /></span>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_16">
				<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light">
				
				
				
				
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>A new year is laying ahead with life to challenge us and to make a difference. One of our challenges is to bring The Big Journey of Tata&#038;Squack, the Great Migration of the Wildebeest under the attention of children. As did an adventurous Zoo director sixty years ago. He took his son, Michael Grzimek, on animal collecting trips to Africa. Young Michael produced a film about one of his father&#8217;s books &#8220;No Room for Wild Animals&#8221;. The film was a critical and commercial success. Instead of enjoying the lifestyle of a young and successful film producer, Michael offered a large percentage of the profit to the Tanzania National Parks to buy land to add to the Serengeti. He was asked to survey the Serengeti and map the movements of the great herds. In late 1957, Michael and his father bought a Dornier 6-seater bush plane painted it in zebra stripes and set of to fly to the Serengeti. One day tragically, Michael&#8217;s plane hit a vulture while flying near the Sanjan Gorge in the Gol Mountains east of the Serengeti Plains. He was killed instantly and buried on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. In just a few years this immensely likeable and tireless young man made friends of all races and moved wildlife conservation and management in to a new airborne age. The Flying Zebra created in Tata&#038;Squack is a homage to this selfless and energetic man who gave all he possessed for the wildlife of Africa, including his life. He made a difference. </p></div>
			</div>
			</div>
				
				
				
				
			</div>
				
				
			</div></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com/tatasquack-and-their-homage-to-michael-grzimek/2012/">Tata&#038;Squack and their homage to Michael Grzimek</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dekker-stories.com">Stories</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.dekker-stories.com/tatasquack-and-their-homage-to-michael-grzimek/2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
