Palms, Hyphaenea bengullensis
The elephant loves the hard fruit of the Ilala Palm (often called Vegetable Ivory) and they germinate more readily after passing through the gut of a pachyderm. Elephant trails can often be following by the line of palm trees growing along such routes.
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Location: Hwange National Park Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
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