Where elephants have been persecuted by hunting, poaching and human expansion they quickly resort to spending as much time as possible in thick bush

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Where elephants have been persecuted by hunting, poaching and human expansion they quickly resort to spending as much time as possible in thick vegetation and difficult terrain

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

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