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A herd of elephants drinks from the Uaso Nyiro River in the Samburu National Game Reserve. By taking regular mud or dust baths to keep away flies and other biting insects,elephants take on the soil colour of their own habitats.
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A herd of elephants drinks from the Uaso Nyiru River,a lifeline for wild animals and livestock in the low-lying,semi-arid regions of Maralal and Isiolo districts.
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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An elephant matriarch keeps a careful watch over her baby in the Samburu National Game Reserve. The gestation period of elephants is twenty-two months with an interval between calves of four to nine years.
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A herd of elephants moves across the Amboseli plains.Elephants are gregarious,living in family groups consisting of related cows and their offspring. They are led by an old female,known as a matriarch. Sometimes,family groups met up to form large herds.
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A large herd of elephants drink at the Chobe River.Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried, thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River, the boundary between Botswana and Namibia.
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An elephant takes a mud bath in the Amboseli National Park. By taking regular mud or dust baths to keep away flies and other biting insects,elephants take on the soil colour of their own habitats.
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A herd of elephants moves in single file after drinking from a freshwater pool near Lake Ndutu,a seasonal lake that borders the Serengeti National Park.A number of elephants in this area are tuskless,a genetic abnormality that does not seem to affect them adversely.
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Elephants enjoy a mud bath near the Chobe River waterfront.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants approach the Chobe River in the late afternoon.Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried, thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River, the boundary between Botswana and Namibia.
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River in the late afternoon.Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried, thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River, the boundary between Botswana and Namibia.
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River in the late afternoon.Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried, thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River, the boundary between Botswana and Namibia.
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A bull elephant digs mineral-rich soil with its tusks at a saltlick in the Aberdare Forest.
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A bull elephant in the Samburu National Game Reserve. Elephants are the colour of the soil where they live by taking regular dust baths to keep away flies and other biting insects.
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A herd of elephants drinks from a freshwater pool near Lake Ndutu,a seasonal lake that borders the Serengeti National Park.A number of elephants in this area are tuskless,a genetic abnormality that does not seem to affect them adversely.
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Elephants swim across the Chobe River.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants swim across the Chobe River.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants swim across the Chobe River.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants swim across the Chobe River.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants enjoy a mud bath near the Chobe River waterfront.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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A large herd of elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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A large herd of elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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Elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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A large herd of elephants drink at the Chobe River. Elephants can go several days without water but drink and bathe daily by choice.In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes.
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Grevys zebras inhabit dry bush country in Northern Kenya.They are the most northerly representatives of the zebra family and can be distinguished from the common or Burchells zebra by their large frame, saucer shaped ears and close set stripes.They are listed by IUCN as an endangered species.
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A herd of oryx in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.The distinctive markings and long straight horns of these fine antelopes set them apart from other animals of the northern plains.They inhabit arid areas, feeding on grass and browse.
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Kenya,Tsavo West National Park. A cow elephant rubs herself on the trunk of a tree in Tsavo West National Park while her offspring stand nearby. The red hue of their thick skin is the result of them dusting themselves with the distinctive red soil of the area.
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A bull elephant in Amboseli National Park. Elephants consume the equivalent of about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours.
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A pack of dwarf mongooses on a termite mound,which serves as their den.The dwarf mongoose is the smallest African carnivore and lives in packs of up to twenty individuals with a dominant breeding pair in each pack. Their colouring is very varied,ranging from tan to dark brown.
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A bull elephant caked in mud emerges from a swamp at Amboseli National Park. Elephants consume the equivalent of about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours.
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A bull elephant feeds in the Amboseli swamp. Little egrets are often seen close to elephants,feeding on the insects they disturb.Elephants consume about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours.
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A male elephant enjoys a mud bath near the Chobe River waterfront. In the dry season when all the seasonal waterholes and pans have dried,thousands of wild animals converge on the Chobe River,the boundary between Botswana and Namibia. The park is justifiably famous for its large herds of elephants and buffaloes..
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Elephant calves playing. Their permanent tusks emerge in their third year.
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A male gerenuk feeding in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.Strictly browsers, gerenuk can often been seen feeding on branches six feet high by standing on their wedge shaped hooves, supported by their strong hind legs.Well adapted to semi arid lands, they can withstand waterless conditions with ease.
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Kenya,Tsavo East National Park. A cow elephant with unusual tusks raises her trunk to sniff the air.
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A reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) crosses a seasonal river bed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya as a warthog stands in the shade of a thorn tree.These finely marked giraffes are only found in Northern Kenya and Somalia where they are now extremely vulnerable. .
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A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) strides out beneath Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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Botswana,Okavango Delta,Moremi Game Reserve. Bull elephant (loxodonta africana) throwing dust on himself after a mudbath.
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An unstriped ground squirrel.Unlike other members of the squirrel family, ground squirrels rarely climb trees.They frequently stand upright to get a better view of their surroundings but in times of danger they bolt for their burrows.
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A common or Burchells zebra stands close to a Grevys zebra in Northern Kenya, clearly showing the difference between the two species. The Grevys zebra is the most northerly representative of the zebra family, it is listed by IUCN as an endangered species.
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A dikdik in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.Didiks are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns.Well adapted to semi arid lands, they are completely independent of water, obtaining all the moisture they need from their food.
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Two dikdiks in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.They are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns.Well adapted to semi arid lands, they are completely independent of water, obtaining all the moisture they need from their food.
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An elephant matriarch, or family head, looks menacing in a wooded area of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve as one of her offspring puts up its trunk.Moremi is the only area of the Okavango Delta accessible by motor vehicle
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Kenya,Kajiado District,Amboseli National Park. A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) moves across open country in Amboseli National Park.
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Kenya,Tsavo West National Park. A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinks and frolics in Lake Jipe with the Pare Mountains dominating the landscape. The red hue of their thick skin is the result of them dusting themselves with the distinctive red soil of the area.
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Kenya,Tsavo West National Park. A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) leaves Lake Jipe with the Pare Mountains dominating the landscape. The red hue of their thick skin is the result of them dusting themselves with the distinctive red soil of the area.
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Kenya,Tsavo West National Park. Elephants (Loxodonta africana) at a natural waterhole in Tsavo West National Park. The red hue of their thick skin is the result of them dusting themselves with the distinctive red soil of the area.
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Kenya,Tsavo West National Park. A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Tsavo West National Park. The red hue of their thick skin is the result of them dusting themselves with the distinctive red soil of the area.
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A leopard rests in the fork of an Acacia tortilis tree in Samburu National Game Reserve.
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A pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve.The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females.
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An unstriped ground squirrel.Unlike other members of the squirrel family,ground squirrels rarely climb trees. They frequently stand upright to get a better view of their surroundings. .
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An unstriped ground squirrel.Unlike other members of the squirrel family,ground squirrels rarely climb trees. They frequently stand upright to get a better view of their surroundings. .
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Two Rothschild giraffes 'neck' in Lake Nakuru National Park. Necking is a contest of strength and dominance undertaken by adult males or young giraffes,which stand shoulder to shoulder and aim arching blows to each other's head. .
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A spotted hyena family on the Masai Mara plains.Hyena cubs are born with dark fur and are temporarily blind. However,they are sufficiently big at eight months to join in at a kill even though they will continue to suckle their mothers until 18 months old. .
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A leopard rests on the dead branch of an Acacia tortilis tree in Samburu National Game Reserve. .
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A pride of lions moves to shelter from an approaching storm.The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females.
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In the late afternoon,Oryx beisa graze the stony plains near Buffalo Springs against a spectacular backdrop of mountains. The rugged outline of Warges Mountain (8,820 feet) rises in the far distance; nearer and to its left is a flat-topped mountain with a sheer rock face called Lololokwi or Ol doinyo Sabachi.
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Grevys Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest wild equid,with massive head and big,rounded saucer-shaped ears. It has a stripe pattern unlike any other zebra. Its range is restricted to Northern Kenya and the Somali arid zone of Ethiopia.
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Elephant (Loxodonta africana) sprays mud from its trunk over its body to cool down
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Botswana,Okavango Delta,Moremi Game Reserve. Bull elephant (Loxodonta africana) drinking in the waters of the Khwai River.
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Zambia,Lower Zambezi National park. Herd of elephants crossing the Zambezi Riverin line.
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A fine bull elephant feeds along the rim of the world famous Ngorongoro Crater.The craters 102 square mile floor and the surrounding highlands are spectacular for wildlife.
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Hippos wallow in a small freshwater lake on the floor of the world famous Ngorongoro Crater.The craters 102 square mile floor is spectacular for wildlife.
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Two dwarf mongooses on top of a termite mound, which serves as their den. Their colouring is very varied, ranging from tan to dark brown.The dwarf mongoose is the smallest African carnivore and lives in packs of up to twenty individuals with a dominant breeding pair in each pack.
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A lone bull elephant looks menacing in a wooded area of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve.Moremi incorporates Chiefs Island and was the first reserve in Africa to be created by indigenous Africans. Protecting the rich and diverse ecosystems of the central and eastern areas of the Okavango Delta.
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An elephant matriarch, or family head, looks menacing in a wooded area of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve as one of her offspring puts up its trunk.Moremi is the only area of the Okavango Delta accessible by motor vehicle
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Kenya, Samburu County, Samburu National Reserve. A herd of elephants walks along the banks of the Uaso Nyiru River.
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Two white rhinos graze in the Lake Nakuru National Park under a threatening sky. A red-billed oxpecker clings to the neck of one of the rhinos.White rhinos are almost double the weight of black rhinos and are more docile. They are grazers rather than browsers so they do not compete for food with black rhinos.
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A black rhino with a fine horn crosses a forest glade in the Aberdare National Park. .
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