African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Matriarch checking surroundings

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The matriarch of a small breed herd halts at the edge of the dense forest to check it is safe for the rest of her herd to emerge and wander down to the Kazinga Channel to drink

Photographer: Nick Greaves