Fresh Elephant dropping from a large bull. The wet season diet is mostly grasses and the stem segemenst are clearly visable.

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Fresh Elephant dropping from a large bull. The wet season diet is mostly grasses and the stem segemenst are clearly visable. Food passes through the gut quickly and lots of material is undigested.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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