Benny

Title: Benny

Location:  Namibia

Benny is the dominant male elephant in the group we tracked in Namibia. Elephants have a hierarchical society and the dominant bull is the animal that mates with the females. Males tend to live relatively isolated lives, although a new study has found that they do form small bachelor groups.

The main groups are matriarchal and the oldest female leads the group which includes the females and pre-pubescent males. As you can see, Benny is a very impressive male and I always enjoyed our encounters.