African Elephant, a cow feeding, shows temporal gland weeps

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African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), a cow browses the dense vegetation along the banks of the Rufiji River. Her temporal gland weeps indicationg that she is communicating with others in the group using infrasound, Africa

Photographer: Nick Greaves