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African bush elephant

Loxodonta africana

Photo by mattsilvia7
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This elephant's orange color comes from bathing in a local mud pool. (See my spotting of the black rhino.)

Habitat:

Scrub forest surrounding extinct volcanos in the Ngulia rhino sanctuary.

Notes:

. This photo was taken using a Fujifilm FinePix S5100.

Reference Links:

African Bush Elephant

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Comments (4)
Ashish
I think its largest mammal living on land.
mattsilvia7
Thanks! It was a real pleasure to see in the wild.

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