A lone elephant bull wanders through the thick thorn scrub on his way down to the Ruaha River to drink.

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A lone elephant bull wanders through the thick thorn scrub on his way down to the Ruaha River to drink. Such thick impenetrable bush offers no obstacle to his thick skin

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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