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African Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Description:

The Elephant is the world’s largest land mammal, and weighs up to 7 tonnes and reaches heights of 3.3 m at the shoulder. Elephants can live to a potential age of 70 years.

Habitat:

Once ranging across most of Africa the Elephant population has declined dramatically across the continent. This herd with babies i found in Kruger National Park.

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2 Comments

beautiful capture Marti,congrats and thanks for sharing

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Precious!

marti
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marti

Nkomazi Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 20, 2010
Submitted on Feb 20, 2013

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