An elephant bull vigorously shakes an acacia tree to dislodge nutritious seed pods. Small reward for the effort it is vitally important for the seeds

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An elephant bull vigorously shakes an acacia tree to dislodge nutritious seed pods. Small reward for this effort it is vitally important for the seeds germination success

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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