Elehant cow and calf (Loxodonta africana)

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), cow and calf

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SKU NGAF18265 Categories African Elephant, Wildlife Tags adaptation, African Elephant, Afrotheria, animal, animals, browser, CITES, communication, conflict, dentition, ears, elephantidae, evolution, foot structure, geophagy, habitat loss, heat shedding, hide, illegal trade, infra-sound, interaction, ivory, largest land mammal, lip fusion, longest gestation, Loxodonta, Loxodonta africana, mammal, man and wildlife, maternal care, matriarchal society, mega-herbivore, muscles, musth, near-ungulate, nose, pachyderm, Paenungulata, placental, poaching, proboscidae, proboscis, Rufiji River, Selous Game Reserve, sexual dimorphism, skin, sociable, tactile, tanzania, Tethytheria, thermoregulation, trunk, tusks, vegetarian, Vertebrate, wild animals, wildlife, wildlife habitat, wildlife images, wildlife photography, wildlife photos, wildlife pictures

Description

A cow and calf browse contentedly on the dense vegetation that line the lakes in Selous Game Reserve, an area of dense vegetation that offers them some protection from the intense poaching that has plagued the area for years, decimating what was one one of the largest populations in Africa

Photographer: Nick Greaves