African Elephant (Loxodonta africanus). Elephant dung, excreta or poo. Three days old deposition. Bacterial and fungal breakdown in process, nb toadst

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African Elephant (Loxodonta africanus). Elephant dung, excreta or poo. Three days old deposition. Bacterial and fungal breakdown in process, nb toadstools. Bird interference, disturbance searching for invertebrates left, reveals fibrous cellulose nature of undigested herbivorous dietary intake in diet. Vegetative re-cycling in action.

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