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

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African Elephant (Loxodonta africanus). Elephant dung, excreta or poo. Fresh deposition. Bacterial and fungal breakdown in process, nb toadstools. reveals fibrous cellulose nature of undigested herbivorous dietary intake in diet. Vegetative re-cycling in action.

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