The Other Side Of Life's video: TIPPI ABU HER ELEPHANT BROTHER

Tippi loved playing with an elephant called Abu. He is a male African elephant, nearly 10 feet tall, his tusks are almost 7 feet long, and he weighs 5 tons. He’s Tippi’s “big brother” and best friend. when asked how she talked to him, she said, "I speak to him with my mind, through my EYES, my heart, or my soul, i see he understands, and he'll answer me." the amazing childhood of Tippi Degré, who was born to French photographers who documented the animals in Southern Africa. time and time again they watched as their daughter became friends to the wildlife they lived amongst for 10 years. Tippi was also made a member of a nearby tribe of bushmen. they taught her to hunt, and to idetify which plants were safe to eat and how to cook them. Tippi and her family moved to France when she was 10 years old. During her childhood in Namibia, Tippi befriended wild animals, including a 28-year old elephant named Abu, a leopard nicknamed J&B, crocodiles, lion cubs, giraffes, a northern greater galago, a banded mongoose, an ostrich, meerkats, a baby zebra, a cheetah, a caracal, a snake, an African grey parrot, giant bullfrogs and chameleons. after leaving Namibia, Degré attended school in Paris and travelled often between Southern Africa and France. Tippi - My Book of Africa, is a novel based on Degré's life in Namibia and in Madagascar. "https://www.amazon.com/Tippi-My-Book-Africa-Degre/dp/177007029X" A documentary film on her experiences, Le Monde Selon Tippi (The World According to Tippi) was released in 1997. Around the World with Tippi, was released in 2004, directed by Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_GpEbpmPag" Degré studied cinema and audiovisuals in France and currently lives in Paris, where she is the director of 'El Petit FICMA', the children's section of the FICMA festival.