(Posted 13th March 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Michelle Cohan, Edition CNN (U.S) March 11, 2026 |
| The Nkangala people of southeast Angola have an origin story: One day, a small elephant walked away from the herd and headed for the Quembo River. At the water’s edge, it began to remove its skin. A watching hunter helped the elephant, and from the creature, a woman emerged. The two formed a union, and from them, the Nkangala were born. They see themselves as the children of elephants, and today they consider themselves the sacred animal’s keeper. But for decades, the Nkangala have been protecting ghosts. |
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