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Elephants

Loxodonta africana

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Field Notes

Notes:

These boys were experiencing Musth, which is a periodic condition in bull elephants, characterized by highly aggressive behavior, accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones. You can tell by the secretions from the temporal duct on the sides of the head.

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Comments (3)
VanessaVermaak
Thanks for the comments. Quite scary being close to these large beasts when they're grumpy but very exciting!
Sachin Zaveri
Nice Picture, this pattern is some time uses as design in Indian sarees.

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Kruger National Park, South Africa
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PublishedApril 16, 2011

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