Standing on the periphery of a group, purposefully facing in the direction she wishes to travel by Body-Axis-Pointing, an elephant Waits attentively, Rumbling, ‘Let's go,’ every minute or so, while attempting to influence the other members of her family to move in the direction she is proposing. Her calling is associated with Ear-Flapping and she may adopt Intention-Movements, such as Foot-Lifting, Foot-Swinging, Ear-Flap-Slide, Ear-Slap and Walk-Wait - taking a few steps in the direction she wishes to go. Over minutes, or tens of minutes, other elephants may join the initiator, calling and Waiting and pointing, in a sense adding their voices and numbers to the roll call.
Matriarch, Provocadora, gf0012, is with her offspring in a subgroup of 6. They have been feeding. She gives two Ear-Flap-Slides and turns to face the direction she wants to go. Then Provocadora begins to Walk and gives a Let's Go Rumble while Ear-Flapping and stands Body-Axis-Pointing and Waiting for the others to turn around and come with her.
Her family has been pointing the other direction, but they turn and come with her and they walk off together. She gives another Let’s Go Rumble, Ear-Flapping and Body-Axis-Pointing and Waiting again. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)
