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~ The seriously diminished flow in the Ewaso Nyiro River caused me to wonder if the local elephants might be adversely affected, given their substantial daily water intake requirements. As there was no readily apparent alternative sources of water, I asked myself what might have happened to them. The answer was found in the heavy bush and tree growth on the Buffalo Springs side of the river. There was an elephant family which was so quiet that we hadn't been aware of their close range presence. As is generally the case in Samburu, they seemed nonchalant concerning our presence.