The head of an African elephant, Loxodanta Africana, framed by leaves, in the late afternoon sunlight in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

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The head of an African elephant, Loxodanta Africana, framed by leaves, colored golden by the late afternoon sunlight in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. African elephants are currently the largest land animals on Earth and are critically endangered, mostly due to poaching and the illegal ivory trade

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Size: 2304px × 3456px
Location: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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