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For the Macro Mondays theme “Holiday Bokeh”.
"""Happy Macro Monday everyone!!"""", says this little blue elephant ;-)
Elephant seals, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest living terrestrial animal with bulls reaching a shoulder height of up to 4 m (13 ft). Both sexes have tusks, which erupt when they are 1–3 years old and grow throughout life.
It is distributed across 37 African countries and inhabits forests, grasslands and woodlands, wetlands and agricultural land. It is a social mammal, traveling in herds composed of cows and their offspring. Adult bulls usually live alone or in small bachelor groups. It is a herbivore, feeding on grasses, creepers, herbs, leaves and bark.
Since 2004, it has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened foremost by habitat destruction, and in parts of its range also by poaching for meat and ivory.
They can weigh 7 t (7.7 short tons). The heaviest male on record weighed 10.4 t (11.5 short tons) and was shot in 1974 in Angola. Females are much smaller at about 2.2–2.6 m (7.2–8.5 ft) tall at the shoulder and up to 4 t (4.4 short tons) in weight. – Wikipedia
"It's nice to have an elephant in the room. There's nothing more helpful than something everybody's thinking about."
Quote - Seth Meyers
This elephant cleared the viewing area at Shinde camp in Botswana when it began walking up the access ramp to the viewing area The ramp was rebuilt later
An elephant having a dust bath (also called sand bathing), with the purpose of cleaning skin, and removing parasites.
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Indian Elephant
Elephas maximus indicus
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Captured at Minneriya National Park
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Elephants Play-fighting.
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Elephant at Sunset.
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
I was photographing elephants a safe distance in front of me when I heard a noise behind me. This is what I saw when I looked back.
Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany
Asiatischer Elefant***Asian elephant***Elephas maximus
Anjuli born 2015-07-13
Immature Savanna Elephant, African Elephant, Loxodonta africana, SH up to 2.5 - 3.4 m. / 8.2 - 11.15 ft. ENDANGERED. The largest land mammal is very recognizable. A wide range of habitats with the only requirements being shade, water and ample food. "Spa Day" mud-bath special at the river.
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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