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(for this photographers this is an uncropped image shot at a focal length of 200mm - the elephant was close!) Xakanaxa area, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.
The African elephant belongs to the elephantidae family and is the largest mammal on land. These enormous grey and wrinkly creatures can weigh over 10 tons be anywhere from 2.5 to 4 meters tall. Elephants adapt easily and can be found in a variety of habitats throughout Africa from dense forests to open plains. The females and young live in herds while the bulls are often by themselves or in smaller all-male herds.
Elephants are herbivores and will eat any vegetation available to them, be it grass, leaves, fruit or bark. These large animals can live up to 65 years and have only a few predators that are able to kill them. Hyenas and lions are a threat to the calves and in certain areas lions have adapted to kill adult elephants.
at Perth Zoo, WA, Australia. Spraying water. I could have gotten a much cooler picture if I hadn't directed the camera away at the last minute, but I was afraid to get it soaked... ;(
Luang Prabang, Laos - July 2015
Important note: this is part of the full day experience we did at Elephant Village in Luang Prabang. It is a sanctuary for elephants who otherwise would be out "earning their keep" in logging activities, many of whom are worked to death, even if they are sick, old, or disabled. During our experience they were treated very well and the care for these elephants were obvious in the village. See www.elephantvillage-laos.com/