Elephant using tusks
to scrape salt-filled rocks from wall of Kitum Cave.
The elephants chew the rock pieces and suck the salt
from them. Used with permission and courtesy of Dr.
Ian Redmond.
Richard
Preston preparing to enter Kitum Cave wearing
a bioprotective suit. The black plastic tub will be
filled with bleach (“Jik”) and will be used
to decontaminate his gear afterwards.
Photograph by Frederic D. Grant.
