An elephant bull has waded across the Ruaha River and heads off into the bush to feed and join others he has been communicating with infrasound.

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An elephant bull has waded across the Ruaha River and heads off into the bush to feed and join others he has been communicating with infrasound. He is dwarfed by the size of the riverine trees.

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

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