Tippi Degré: A Beautiful Childhood in the Heart of Africa's Jungles

[Omni]

Stumbled upon a story sent to my email many months ago but somehow didn't see... What a profound childhood!!! This I wouldn't go as far as to say 'is the way it should be', but there's something beautifully right and familiar about this girls endeavors with all these animals and culture in Africa.

Here is the intro of the email I got:



This French girl, Tippi, was born in Nairobi, Africa in 1990. Grew up in the jungles with her parents who are wild life photographers. They documented her life with the animals. She went back to France @ age 10. Here are some pics, WOW. Isn't it heaven on earth or not!? I'm impressed...What an AMAZING childhood!!!

This took me considerable effort to get on Avalon as I had to save each pic, and upload each pic to my photobucket. But it's worth my time to enlighten Avalon to this girl's life and pictures.

Enjoy :)

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tiipi.jpg

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi1.jpg

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi2.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi3.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi4.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi5.jpg

[Omni]

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi6.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi7.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi8.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/itippi8.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi9.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi10.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi11.jpg

[Omni]

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi12.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi14.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi15.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi16.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi17.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi18.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi19.jpg

[Omni]

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi20.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi21.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi22.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi23.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi24.jpg
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/tippi25.jpg

[astrid]

WOw, Omni what a life indeed.
Do you have any links on this for us to do further reading on her??

ONce again, your presence here is really a blessing,

Astrid

[Omni]

WOw, Omni what a life indeed.
Do you have any links on this for us to do further reading on her??

ONce again, your presence here is really a blessing,

Astrid
Thank you astrid it means a lot to me <3

I haven't searched for it yet, but I will. If anyone else does feel free to post :)

[astrid]

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Loved that last one with the Bushmen most of all....

[Mark]

Beautiful, stirring images ... striking ... if not a bit dangerous for the little one in a few of them.

[Seikou-Kishi]

Wow Omni, these are completely awesome. Look at the way she handled that snake, and how that crocodile was completely fine by her. Thank you so much for posting these. Things like these are exactly what Avalon needs as an antidote to all the fear-porn out there

[Marianne]

Incredible! And beautiful in many ways. Thanks.

Junebug

[astrid]

Cool she has a web site .

http://www.tippi.org/accueil-uk.shtml
Doesn't look like she has updated it for a while though,
Here is the site from the makers of her movie.

http://www.selkirk-enterprises.com/film_docu_tippi.htm

http://www.livehonestly.com/28/post/2011/1/tippi-degre-adorable-french-girl-growing-up-in-africa-with-wildlife-photographer-parents.html

http://www.amazon.com/Tippi-My-Book-Africa-Tippi-Degre/dp/177007029X/ref=pd_sim_b_1

http://www.amazon.com/Tippi-Africa-Sylvia-Robert/dp/1868720837/ref=pd_sim_b_1

[astrid]

"Forget being famous, says bush baby, I'd just like to be normal

December 27 2002

Kim Willsher meets a girl who grew up with wild African animals.

Tippi Degre is hanging upside down from a trapeze slung from the beams of the cramped Paris flat. The phrase "little monkey" springs immediately to mind - and not just because of her childish acrobatics.

"I miss Africa - that's my home," the 12-year-old says sadly. Then she plops herself in front of the television to watch a music video.

For 10 years, Tippi wandered the bush dressed only in a loincloth, befriending some of the world's most ferocious animals.

Her playground was the hills and the harsh desert tribelands of southern Africa; her companions were big cats, elephants, snakes and crocodiles.

She moved to the French capital with her mother three years ago. Since then a book of her adventures has been published, she has set up a website, and has returned to Africa to film six nature documentaries for the Discovery Channel.

The trip was, says Sylvie Robert, Tippi's mother, a "wonderful experience", despite the gruelling filming schedule. "She was really at home, because at heart she is a little African."

Tippi disagrees. "No, Maman, it's not true that I loved it. It was great to see the elephants and the lions, but it would have been better if it hadn't always been in front of the camera. It was hard work, it was difficult, it was hot and I was not happy all the time. I was worn out at the end of it."

Tippi was born in the newly independent Namibia, where her parents worked as freelance wildlife photographers. At 10 months the toddler was exploring the Namibian bush and desert, and befriending animals like Abu, a 28-year-old elephant. Although Abu was perfectly capable of crushing the tiny girl under his foot, he would curl his trunk around her waist and sweep her up onto his back, or lie down and use his trunk to blow away flies as she slept in the shade of his massive body.

As the family wandered the bushland, Tippi picked up other friends. She would splash in rivers with crocodiles and cuddle giant bullfrogs, lion cubs or chameleons; and she developed a knack for persuading giraffes to bend down to her level.

Her best friend, she tells me, was a leopard nicknamed J&B. It had been adopted by a desert farmer after its mother had died in a trap and, Ms Robert says, was "mild as a household cat when Tippi was around, but never lost its killer instinct". When it attacked another child, the little girl marched right up to the animal, gave it a sharp slap on the nose and told it to "Stop that," at which it ran away.

Tippi also befriended the bushmen and Himba tribespeople of the Kalahari, who taught her how to survive on roots and berries and to speak their language.

Life as a bush baby came to an end when her parents moved to Madagascar and then to France.

For her first two years in Paris Tippi attended a local state school, but had little in common with the other children and is now educated at home.

The small flat where Tippi lives with her mother is filled with African souvenirs and pictures, but it is clear that she is caught in a cross-cultural limbo. One minute she says she has ambitions of being an actor or singer; the next she wants to go back to Africa - "my home".

"The reason I did the films and will do more is to show that we have to do something about saving the animals and the planet before it's too late ... I don't want to be famous. I just want to be normal."

The Telegraph, London

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/26/1040511135489.html

I was wondering how she managed to fit back into mainstream society after such a amazing start to her life, figures that she had to be home schooled.

She's 18 now, i wonder if shes been back and if she still has a gift with animals.

[Omni]

Beautiful, stirring images ... striking ... if not a bit dangerous for the little one in a few of them.

I agree. it inspired thoughts of times possibly on our planet where humans and even the most vicious wildlife can live together in harmony. A metaphor for this exists on Avalon in a wonderful way. How we can hold differing realities and not tear each other to shreds. might not seen huge to some who may have only been on Avalon, however having been on many forums I see this as a miracle and kind of a godsend type thing to me(although I don't believe God sent it to me so much).

The animals obviously see her as the light being she is, and I surmise to guess animals have more order and reason in them than many people think.

I can't adequately explain the concept I got while viewing these(well I got many but one in particular). It had to do with animals and humans coexisting in harmony though. And how she's around animals that strike fear in people, and are considered killers but with her they seem totally fine and comfortable, and is such a beautiful thing to see IMO.


Wow Omni, these are completely awesome. Look at the way she handled that snake, and how that crocodile was completely fine by her. Thank you so much for posting these. Things like these are exactly what Avalon needs as an antidote to all the fear-porn out there

I have had that thought often and have been trying to bring these types of things to Avalon, although I'm working with subversion there... The world is quite full of amazing, beautiful, profound, touching, and inspiring stories happening every day. Reality is what you make of it(I mean our subjective version mostly). I think it's important to know all the ins and outs of endarkening here. But also very important to remember that this planet is everything. And touching/beautiful things happen just as much as bad things(I don't know the %'s so thats a rough interpretation). It is not summed up as a prison planet, although even I have called it that at times. It's heaven and hell and everything in between. It's nice to see the heaven more at times, I agree. We need more of it here. And I urge anyone reading this post that if you see an inspiring *anything*, to post it on Avalon. We could use the balance...

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Thank you astrid, how touching. I also assumed she would not fit in, in our society all the way.


At 10 months the toddler was exploring the Namibian bush and desert, and befriending animals like Abu, a 28-year-old elephant. Although Abu was perfectly capable of crushing the tiny girl under his foot, he would curl his trunk around her waist and sweep her up onto his back, or lie down and use his trunk to blow away flies as she slept in the shade of his massive body.
Beautiful. :)

[TelosianEmbrace]

It's not the seeming danger outside that gets us, it's the fear inside. Two other stories.
*A young swami Rama sitting on a riverside meditating for days. Crocodiles would lie on the bank near him, sunning themselves.
*Children of a wildlife type person in WA swimming over sharks underneath in perfect oblivion. An interviewer, Mike Willisee's son, could not believe the parents allowed this, and quizzed them time and again on the situation.
Soon we will all be able to telepathically communicate with animals, and be as close with them as this. It is our natural state of being.

[Omni]

I
Soon we will all be able to telepathically communicate with animals, and be as close with them as this. It is our natural state of being.

I've experienced simulated and/or real full telepathic conversations with animals. TPTB have for sure already. I'm not talking empathy and vague imprints, I'm talking full telepathic conversations. I will be writing an in-depth article on this for my upcoming website www.omnisense.org I am working on right now.

I'll do a short expose on it now though since I'm sure people are interested.

With mind control(and even without too) animals can have their minds expanded, and synthetic understandings of language(which is the main mind control but expanding their memory and eloquence is a big part too), all the while having their own natural personalities. They have the base concepts to be translated into language and also understand concepts naturally, so you are really interacting spiritually with the animals(full telepathy is a spiritual experience). It's saddens me deeply what we do to animals.... Anyway, when this becomes public, ethics will be something that will be needed in a major way. But it is a majorly enlightening experience and it is no doubt a trigger to humanity becoming more enlightened and activating hearts in minds. You may not think so, but technology is a major tool to enlighten.... We've barely scratched the surface.

I had convos with these animals(and I may not remember them all right now due to memory restriction - and they were simulations I'm told based on real events TPTB did):

A hammerhead shark
A hippo
An insect(this was just feelings and concepts as I don't think they can expand the minds there too much to be like ours, could be wrong there)
A croc
Can't remember any more.

They all had beautiful and unique energies, and so profoundly profoundly profoundly(there is no word for this concept but 3 profounds will have to do lol) amazing lessons and intrigue involved. It was purely cosmic while at the same time so planetary of an experience that was more interesting than extraterrestrials in a lot of ways. All this is here at home, waiting to be tapped into.

you might be talking about natural telepathy. I don't share that belief of yours if thats what you mean. I think natural telepathy is far off unless something dramatic happens. But maybe you are more right than me.

[Lord Sidious]

I know a blind woman who says she spoke to my Fleaman.
She told him that he had to give me love and he did for a while, then went back and asked her if he was doing a good job.

[Spirithorse]

Thanks Omni, for posting these wonderful pictures.

I came across Tippi's story and some of the photos many years ago. I guess it was when the book first was published.

What really touches us in these pictures is the connection between man and the animal world.
Implicitness and innocence, curiosity and joy - so wonderful to watch.
In a way this energy also reminds me of Anastasia and, in my opinion, it's part of the fascination people feel about the book series ... it's a kind of remembrance of the lost paradise, it's our soul's deep longing to live life this way again...

Also a big thank you, Astrid, for posting the videos.

[Spirithorse]

I know a blind woman who says she spoke to my Fleaman.
She told him that he had to give me love and he did for a while, then went back and asked her if he was doing a good job.

Hi Lord Sid,
May I ask what a Fleaman is?

[Lord Sidious]

I know a blind woman who says she spoke to my Fleaman.
She told him that he had to give me love and he did for a while, then went back and asked her if he was doing a good job.

Hi Lord Sid,
May I ask what a Fleaman is?

This is my Fleaman.

[Marianne]

[QUOTE=Spirithorse;299879][QUOTE=Lord Sidious;299876]I know a blind woman who says she spoke to my Fleaman.
She told him that he had to give me love and he did for a while, then went back and asked her if he was doing a good job.

That's the coolest thing for Fleaman to do. I assume she told him he was doing an awesome job?

[Spirithorse]

Nice to meet your Fleaman.

... what do you think, a bit of 'Tippi's spirit is about these two as well, isn't it?

May I introduce Pharaoh and Meg (guess who is who :-), they are my friend's animals and there are some more pics of them in my gallery...

[Omni]

I like where this thread is going. feel free to post pictures of different animals in harmony IMHO as a practice and sharing of mental and emotional hygiene.

Here is one from a former admin here, Beth(who gave me permission to use it in an article on my websites so I dont think she'd mind):

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/omnisense/snugglebunnys.jpg

Such a beautiful thing, when cross specie creatures are in harmony...

[Lord Sidious]

[QUOTE=Spirithorse;299879][QUOTE=Lord Sidious;299876]I know a blind woman who says she spoke to my Fleaman.
She told him that he had to give me love and he did for a while, then went back and asked her if he was doing a good job.

That's the coolest thing for Fleaman to do. I assume she told him he was doing an awesome job?

I told her to tell him he is doing an excellent job.
He is very upset right now because I am 3000km away and he misses me.
He talks to me all day and everytime I walk past him, he swipes at my ankles.
Siamese never grow up, they are like kittens their whole lives.

[GCS1103]

[QUOTE=Spirithorse;299879][QUOTE=Lord Sidious;299876]I know a blind woman who says she spoke to my Fleaman.
She told him that he had to give me love and he did for a while, then went back and asked her if he was doing a good job.

That's the coolest thing for Fleaman to do. I assume she told him he was doing an awesome job?



I told her to tell him he is doing an excellent job.
He is very upset right now because I am 3000km away and he misses me.
He talks to me all day and everytime I walk past him, he swipes at my ankles.
Siamese never grow up, they are like kittens their whole lives.

Unconditional love from our beloved pets, Lord Sid. That's what distinguishes them from us.;)

[TigaHawk]

aaaawwwwwwww, lotsa cute in this thread :) So here's some more!

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/245/dsc00171bd.jpg


Alex had messed with the camera settings, turned off the thing that stabilises the shot if you're not using a tripod or nething (why this feature is even in this cheapie model camera confuzes me) so the next lot came out clear.

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9676/dsc00175k.jpg


I think i allmost made Fonzy feignt thismorning. I cant grow catgrass here, have tried on the balcony but its too windy, and inside he'll eat it when it sprouts, planted up 3 pots and left them at my parents place. Got one back today, and its this enormous mass of catgrass.

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5686/dsc00177qz.jpg

I wonder how long untill its nothing but stumps!?

We also think Xela is part mouse. She Squeeks. Fozny gets all embarased when we walk past and see him grooming her, or her grooming him and gets up and takes two steps away then gives me the "What? You saw nothing!" look.

[Lisab]

Omni and Astrid thankyou so much for those stunning pictures. I remember reading of Tippi before but that's the first time I've seen that film and pics. What a lovely way to wake up this morning.
She's like Mowgli! Amazing. X

[Limor Wolf]

incredibly awsome and inspiring! Thank you so much Omniverse for sharing this inspiration with us and cheers Astrid for adding the videos and the links!

Here is another story of connection (teasing with love :) and respect between wild animals and human - Marlice van der merwe.

we are all one.indeed.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLZ6FgYkYzQ&feature=related




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORnOxL-23E8&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL310C1654697DF0A0

[Spirithorse]

I
Soon we will all be able to telepathically communicate with animals, and be as close with them as this. It is our natural state of being.

I've experienced simulated and/or real full telepathic conversations with animals. TPTB have for sure already. I'm not talking empathy and vague imprints, I'm talking full telepathic conversations. I will be writing an in-depth article on this for my upcoming website www.omnisense.org I am working on right now.

I'll do a short expose on it now though since I'm sure people are interested.

With mind control(and even without too) animals can have their minds expanded, and synthetic understandings of language(which is the main mind control but expanding their memory and eloquence is a big part too), all the while having their own natural personalities. They have the base concepts to be translated into language and also understand concepts naturally, so you are really interacting spiritually with the animals(full telepathy is a spiritual experience). It's saddens me deeply what we do to animals.... Anyway, when this becomes public, ethics will be something that will be needed in a major way. But it is a majorly enlightening experience and it is no doubt a trigger to humanity becoming more enlightened and activating hearts in minds. You may not think so, but technology is a major tool to enlighten.... We've barely scratched the surface.

I had convos with these animals(and I may not remember them all right now due to memory restriction - and they were simulations I'm told based on real events TPTB did):

A hammerhead shark
A hippo
An insect(this was just feelings and concepts as I don't think they can expand the minds there too much to be like ours, could be wrong there)
A croc
Can't remember any more.

They all had beautiful and unique energies, and so profoundly profoundly profoundly(there is no word for this concept but 3 profounds will have to do lol) amazing lessons and intrigue involved. It was purely cosmic while at the same time so planetary of an experience that was more interesting than extraterrestrials in a lot of ways. All this is here at home, waiting to be tapped into.

you might be talking about natural telepathy. I don't share that belief of yours if thats what you mean. I think natural telepathy is far off unless something dramatic happens. But maybe you are more right than me.

Beautiful how this thread broadens, what I was about to post also relates to human / animal communication but it was originally meant to show the beauty of being together in harmony.

I wanted to point out here the work of Liz Mitten Ryan from B.C. Canada, - Horse work of a different kind...

Liz and her husband were lucky enough to be able to buy a big chunk of pristine, 'sacred' land - 320 acres - with an energetic quality similar to that of the ECETI ranch.
Liz has a herd of warm blood horses and they are free to roam on all of her land.
One day she started to pick up messages from her horses, and over time the communication intensified, resulting in her writing several books where she channels horse consciousness. The wisdom shared is so profound that she won a prestigious award, next to authors like Depak Chopra, Eckhard Tolle and the Dahli Llama.

After facilitating healing retreats on her ranch and working with Reiki / engery healers, she decided to try something - just to see what would happen when they put out the healing bench in the yard...
What happened was, that the horses started to actively engage in the healing work, horses began to work as energy healers...

Here some pics from her website www.lizmittenryan.com

...and if you need something calming and soothing, go and have a look at the slide show on her website :-)

[ViralSpiral]

Gregory Colbert is Canadian film-maker and photographer:

"“When I started Ashes and Snow in 1992, I set out to explore the relationship between man and animals from the inside out. In discovering the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working towards restoring the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals.”

"Every culture from the Egyptians to the Mayans to the American Indians to the Bedouins created bestiaries that enabled them to express their relationship with nature. Ashes and Snow is a 21st-century bestiary filled with species from around the world. Nature’s orchestra includes not just Homo sapiens but elephants, whales, manatees, eagles, cheetahs, orangutans, and many others."


I am not sure how to embed a vimeo video...... so go here for the full version Ashes and Snow (http://vimeo.com/13187776)



Or watch a shorter clip



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Enjoy!! :)

[Black Panther]

It's a French video, but the
images speak for themselves:

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[WhiteFeather]

Breathtaking. What a great find. This child is totally connected to Mother Earth and the animals sense this as well, a pure spirit child. 5 Stars Easily. A real live French rendition of The Jungle Book. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Mare]

Absolutely stunning film and you don't have to speak french to appreciate it. There was a follow-up to the film called ' Tippi - Bridging the Gap to Africa' filmed when she was 10. She would be about 22 now I think. Here is the trailer to that documentary below. I can't locate the film itself but it must be about somewhere.

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[WhiteFeather]

Found this Stills Video of Tippi, The Indigo Child.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOpwW6VnTG8&feature=related

[Samsara]

I've seen this film a while back. Thank you for sharing as I will enjoy watching it again.

:)

[Flash]

in 2008 Tippi was studying cinema in the Sorbonne university in Paris. I am eager to see what she reserves us in the future,

http://tippidreams.skyrock.com/

[Houman]

Ojibwa Prayer


Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds
And whose breath give life to everyone,
Hear me.
I come to you as one of your many children;
I am weak ... I am small ... I need your wisdom
and your strength.
Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever
Behold the red and purple sunsets.
Make my hands respect the things you have made,
And make my ears sharp so I may hear your voice.
Make me wise, so that I may understand what you
Have taught my people and
The lessons you have hidden in each leaf
And each rock.
I ask for wisdom and strength,
Not to be superior to my brothers, but to be able
To fight my greatest enemy, myself.
Make me ever ready to come before you with
Clean hands and a straight eye,
So as life fades away as a fading sunset,
My spirit may come to you without shame.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPAgm4muJXs

[The One]

Thank you for this wonderful thread

Very uplifting

[Ernie Nemeth]

Amazing! Inspiring.
Sent chills up my spine.
This is how life could be....

[Limor Wolf]

What a strange synchronicity, I spoke with my aunt today about the possibility of coneection between wild animals and humans and I remembered this unique girl so I send her this Video.
And here - someone else has thought about it as well.
A beautifull story of what nature can be for us. How simple. and Tippi is inspiring.
A couple of threads already opened about Tippi, it is always easy to check under the 'Advance search' top right of Avalon page. Here is one of those links:

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?29568-Pictures-of-Tippi-A-Beautiful-Childhood-in-the-Heart-of-Africa-s-Jungles&highlight=Tippi

[Maria Stade]

Thank you ! Amazing !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Oa_AjgS2XQk

[RunningDeer]

I love this little girl. Tippi is the real deal! (She's in her early twenties now.)

[CdnSirian]

Wow! I had to reach for the tissues after that...incredible.

[Houman]

This is how life could be....

Yes... I hope that we will make it happen...

[David Trd1]

lights up my heart.:)

[Ron Mauer Sr]

Bumping this wonderful thread! Just found it.

Tippi is a beautiful example of where we humans are headed as a species, IMHO.

[sdv]

By the way, the natural habitat oif the lion is NOT the jungle but the savanna grasslands.

The story of Christian the lion always brings an overflow of happiness to my heart. Lions are wild and predators, but yet ...

If you have not heard of the story of Christian the lion, then this is one of many introductions (but please remember that lions are wild animals, as are most animals in Africa):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvCjyWp3rEk

Here's a version with the uplifting music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGKWoJi5qM

NOTE No weapons at all, even for protection (for those who are unaware, lions are very dangerous to humans).

[778 neighbour of some guy]

No intro from me, just watch it, I promise you will love this, its in French but you wont need the subs;).

Here is our good news.

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[baddbob]

I seen this awhile back. It is awesome :)

http://www.livehonestly.com/28/post/2011/01/tippi-degre-adorable-french-girl-growing-up-in-africa-with-wildlife-photographer-parents.html

[Bill Ryan]

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Here's little French girl Tippi Degré riding a five-ton elephant - whom she called 'my brother' - chilling with a cheetah, and hugging a giant bullfrog as if it were a Teddy bear.

Tippi was born in Namibia to French wildlife photographer parents, and grew up in Africa. Tippi spent her whole childhood playing with wild animals including lion cubs, a mongoose, a snake, a cheetah, baby zebra, giraffes and crocodiles. Her childhood sounds more like a newer version of Mowgli than something real.

The little girl saw nothing unusual about her company: "I don't have friends here, because I never see children. So the animals are my friends", she said.

Tippi is now 23 years old, and the only child to wildlife photographer parents Sylvie Robert and Alain Degré, who have published her photos in a book called Tippi of Africa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippi_Degré

http://projectavalon.net/Tippy_Degre_1.jpg

http://projectavalon.net/Tippy_Degre_2.jpg

http://projectavalon.net/Tippy_Degre_3.jpg

http://projectavalon.net/Tippy_Degre_4.jpg

http://projectavalon.net/Tippy_Degre_5.jpg

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[Bill Ryan]

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And here's Tippi today, in France:

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[Journeyon]

Thanks Bill, I have seen the videos of Tippi and love the innocence and joy that shines from her. I believe we could learn so much if only we would show the love for all creatures that she displays in these photos.

Peace,
Journeyon

[Sidney]

WOW. what a beautiful life.

[Bill Ryan]

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[aranuk]

I saw the documentary years ago. It warms the heart. Can you imagine standing on a crocodile? The great Ozman Dundee would never have dared such a thing!

Stan

[WhiteFeather]

Awesome photos. IMO Tippi should be dubbed the queen of Mother Earth and the queen to all of the vast species of animals that she had made a part of, in her everyday innocent and inspirational life. I have watched her videos prior. Indeed, she is an incredible inspiring entity. And both of her parents are to be commended in letting her live such a special life. Thanks Bill. Awesome stuff!!!!!

And Here's Lil Tippi with her overweight big brother.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y4EWPXz_nc

[Hazel]

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The yearning for the ability to communicate with animals has to be a very primal urge, if not only for survival and the ability to better understand the animals we were prey to, hunted (and later domesticated) from the dawn of mankind.

It's also a belief that we reincarnate as all the different life forms in our journeys of being in this world. I have pondered that understanding many times since the day of the birth of my daughter, when as she lay in my arms I had a profound embodied sense of expansion and minds eye visualization of my being a whale and she my calf at my side.
Maybe, that kind of thing could be explained as some biological evolutionary mammalian imprint in the human psyche... but for me its in the top 5 of the enigmas of my experiential existence.

Come to think of it,a few years ago I also had a minds eye visualization of being a shamanistic figure who shape shifted into an eagle.. then soared over the terrain and showed his people where lost elderly and children were / also led them to animals to hunt.

Am curious to know whether anyone else has like experience to share?

25180

What a stark contrast was Tippi's childhood immersion in nature to our urban dwelling childrens bereft knowing (of what should be their birthright) in the concrete jungle.

[Snoweagle]

Awesome find:-)
If only the sheeple of the industrial world could share this experience, throughout their childhood, the world would be a better place.
Maybe this should be the preparation for ayahuasca in adulthood?

[Tesla_WTC_Solution]

Wow, those pictures are almost unbelievable!

How cool! Thank you Bill for this beautiful gift :)

Haha the elephants made me nervous, then I scrolled down and saw @_@ standing on croc? Licked by big cat, etc. lol!

What an amazing life -- what does she do presently?

[Limor Wolf]

This story of Tippi the girl that so beautifully co-exists with nature is something to savor again and again, simply inspiring and expanding. cooperation between species can go a much longer way than we gave it credit for if we do not pose a threat to each other.
Another such beautiful story is that of Marlice van der merwe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlice_van_Vuuren), who grew with the Bushmens in Namibia and is one of only a few white man who can speak their language.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xtb97vLFhc

Today, Marlice and her husband work to preserve both African wildlife and the culture of Namibia's original inhabitants.

In 2004, Marlice and Rudie bought a 10,000 hectare piece of farmland, 42 km outside of Windhoek to establish their own animal reserve. The Bushman word N/a’an ku sê means 'God will protect us'. They opened N/a’an ku sê's Charity Lodge & Wildlife Sanctuary in 2007. The Sanctuary accommodates mostly orphaned and injured animals that cannot be released safely back into the wild. N/a’an ku sê lodge is an article 21 organisation which donates any profits back into the conservation projects and work with the San Bushman community.


http://www.marlice-thefilm.com/en/


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[Limor Wolf]

Wow, those pictures are almost unbelievable!

How cool! Thank you Bill for this beautiful gift :)

Haha the elephants made me nervous, then I scrolled down and saw @_@ standing on croc? Licked by big cat, etc. lol!

What an amazing life -- what does she do presently?

This video is from the end of 2010 and may partly answer your question



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLoN6pD_JeA

[sian]

small in stature, MIGHTY in spirit. blessed are the gifts we cherish.

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[johnf]

I wish I had the background story on the crocodile picture, I don't know if
the indigenous kids can do that ,but you gotta think there is some link she has with critters like that not to get et.

JohnF

[Fellow Aspirant]

Bill, thanks for this. I have loved the story of Tippi for many years, and had lost track of her remarkable life. When I read your intro to the pics, though, I was thrown for a bit of a loop, as you were using the past tense to describe her; I breathed an incredible sigh of relief when I found that she is now a grown-up – and still with us! What a wonderful human being and her family, a family who documented her interactions with her “friends so well. We are all richer for their efforts.

While we’re on the subject of animal communicators, I’d like to draw your attention to the gifts of a lady named Anna Breytenbach. To call her a Dr. Doolittle is to sell her short, though, because the good doctor, for all of his “talk” with other species, was never able to heal the deep emotional and spiritual wounds suffered by any of them. Anna Breytenbach has.

The video linked to below is an excerpt from a longer documentary about her life. She has a truly exceptional gift, and she’s spent years using it to help fellow life forms on our planet. I am in awe of her powers and her great heart. I should also mention that the black leopard at the centre of the healing in this video had already exhausted the talents and capabilities of another famous “cat whisperer” at his ranch in South Africa. Her success in reaching “Diablo” had the man literally in tears. The short piece lasts only 13 minutes but, if you’re anything like me, you will be tearing up in astonishment by the time it’s over.

Please enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB3DHtxzrrg

Brian

[Hazel]

Aspirant the video of Anna and Spirit touches the heart and soul in an indelible way..
thank you so much for adding it here..

[Cidersomerset]

What wonderfull photos and story.....

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[Pam]

It is so interesting to me that many of these animals are considered dangerous and man killers. Yet, when approached with the love and trust of a child that paradigm is smashed. When animals are treated with mistrust, fear, and disrespect of course they will respond accordingly, they will mirror that. What a marvelous example of showing what a difference in consciousness and attitude can bring. And this can be applied to everything.

[RunningDeer]

Tippi Degré, June 4, 1990 (age 25)
Photos from "Tippi: My Book of Africa" (http://naturely.org/tippi-degre-child-of-africa/)

[Atlas]

Tippi and leopard:
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http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/images/smilies/thankyou.gif Kristin !

[Bill Ryan]

Copying RunningDeer's new post (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30405-Here-and-Now...What-s-Happening&p=1627280&viewfull=1#post1627280) to this thread: :heart:




Tippi Degré: Now & Then

https://i.imgur.com/XfxApEC.png




Real Life Mowgli: Girl Who Grew Up in the African Wildlife (article (https://www.boredpanda.com/tippi-of-africa-real-life-mowgli-girl/))
Born June 4, 1990




What is Tippi Degré doing now?

Tippi is active and involved in wildlife conservation and in the Documentary Film industry. She is often described as being "at one with her surroundings" because she grew up in close connection with nature and wildlife. She spent the first ten years of her life living in the African wilderness, primarily in Namibia and Botswana, where her parents worked as wildlife photographers and filmmakers.3Ia34eCj_NY

[RunningDeer]

Tippi interacting with the animals. (37 seconds)

https://i.imgur.com/HccfKD1.mp4