A mature Elephant bull strides through the thick combretum scrub on the way to a waterhole following ancient traditional game-trails

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A mature Elephant bull strides through the thick combretum scrub on the way to a waterhole following ancient traditional game-trails he would have learnt from his mothers breed-herd

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Size: 5500px × 3667px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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