There is a strong tendency for the mind to turn a large, obvious entity into something familiar, blending it into the natural background. . . . A large grizzly at first glance or two might be taken to be a large bush or boulder. The CDU sought to track down the renowned researcher and environmentalist Cynthia Moss, founder and director of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, finally locating her at her home near Amboseli National Park, in Kenya. Moss wasn't game at all. The CDU refocused, and turned a keen eye on Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a pioneering elephant researcher who follows the herds in and around the Samburu National Reserve, in Kenya.
Large animals can' t help but be conspicuous.
It goes into the brush. They're pretty hard to see when they do that. The CDU decided to head into the brush itself. It bushwhacked its way to South Africa, where it caught up with Kruger National Park veterinarian Roy Bengis, who has worked for 22 years tending the park's baboons, buffalo, leopards, lions, rhinos, and other animals large and small. Otherwise, they're pretty hard to miss.