In the drought of 07-08, 80% of all zebras here in Amboselli died.  Simon says a baby elephant fell over at the side of the road and died next to his truck in front of his clients.  He says it was “very embarrassing.”  James, our Maasai friend, lost all of his cows.  Since the number of cattle you have is a main measure of ones masculinity here, he felt like a nobody.   Debby Rooney,  who founded a girls education program here, bought him 2 cows.  For that, he reveres her and loves her, and named his first daughter “Debbie Rooney.”  His father lost 480 cows.   Dead animals were everywhere.  The government sent large trucks to hall off the carcasses of the many largest animals.  The zebra population is already replenished. Plenty of elephants too. In keeping with the philosophy here, no animals will be culled or saved in the event of such disasters.   Mambo jambo=