last year i went on a safari in africa. we were watching a herd of hundreds and hundreds of wildebeests, zebras, gnus, and gazelles attempt to cross a river. with the mouths of 20+ crocodiles waiting for them, the herd got closer and closer to the water.
the flow that these animals took was phenomenal. in one motion they would go towards the water, the slow down, stop about 15 feet from the river, then go back where they came from without ever crossing. the animals knew they had to cross, but they were terrified to do it. this routine of rushing towards the water, getting scared, and rushing away again could continue for hours. we watched this dance with fate for a few hours.
the most interesting part, it only takes 1 animal to dare to cross. when one zebra finally decides that it's time to go, then they ALL will cross. hundreds and hundreds of animals are willing to cross once somebody else is the first to go.
if you want to watch the hand held video of it. jump it to 6:52 if you want to see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4h_QqrklBg
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