digging salts, Loxodonta africana
Getting extra minerals from licks where salts concentrate through evaporatopn are essential to the elephants healthy diet
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Location: Hwange Safari Lodge Estate Zimbabwe
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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