Blacksmith Plover or Lapwing (Vanellus armatus and White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata), associating alongside Elephant (Loxodonto african

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Blacksmith Plover or Lapwing (Vanellus armatus and White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata), associating alongside Elephant (Loxodonto africana), droppings, dung piles, around a shallow water hole. Indicative of a part food chain, with birds finding attracted insects, invertebrates to deposited excreta

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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