Natural Inclinations
As a toddler, Tippi had to learn very quickly not to let the monkeys snatch her bottle away from her. This was a small kind of confrontation that Tippi would find herself peacefully resolving each time. She also instinctively knew not to make loud noises around feeding elephants. As she told Sylvie often ‘ssh…don’t scare the elephants’. That level of intuition is very unusual in a small child, but thankfully she picked up the warning signs of nature early.
Natural Inclinations
An Intrepid Child
Tippi was never afraid of the large animals she interacted with daily. They were all so much larger than her, but the little girl seemed to have a wordless communication and understanding with them. She regarded them as friends not terrifying creatures. It was almost like both Tippi and the animals around her would automatically foster an instinctual understanding of love and respect. While many of the creatures that she played with were objectively dangerous, they took her into their respective folds happily.
An Intrepid Child
