Wildlife: African Wildlife

Elephants

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A bull elephant in musth displays its strength and projects anger by holding its head high and curling its trunk backwards.
Intimidation
Elephants and a zebra trek along the parched landscape in search of water in samburu national park during the dry season.
Elephant and Zebra Trek
A mother elephants with her young calf walk alongside a water hole in Zimbabwe.
Mini Me
A young African forest elephants drinks water in the early morning hours in the congo, africa.
Young African Forest Elephant Drinking
A line of elephants with some near and some further from the camera traverse the parched lakebed during the dry season in Kenya.
Near and Far
A bull elephant in musth explodes upward spraying dirt and exhibiting its strength during a display of intimidation.
Spraying Dirt
An elephant shakes a winter thorn tree in Zimbabwe, Africa in the dry season to access the nutritious seed pods that fall.
Shakin' The Tree
A tusker elephant walks along the savannah at sunrise in Kenya during the dry season with pastel colors in the sky.
Tusker Walking the Savannah
A Breeding herd of elephants marches across a dry lakebed in Kenya, protected by a juvenile who stayed between us and the herd
Above the March
A young forest elephant sniffs the air taking scents to evaluate the environment around it.
Young African Forest Elephant Sniffing the Air
A bull elephant in musth stands tall to look large and intimidate. It swings its trunk back and forth and holds its ears wide. while kicking dirt
Standing Tall
An elephant strolls the plains of Hwange national park in Zimbabwe as the sun sets.
The Day is Done
Breeding herd of elephants dust bathing in late afternoon orange light
Dust-bathing
Two bull elephants, one showing signs of musth, travel in opposite directions on a dried-up lakebed in Kenya, Africa in the dry season.
Coming and Going
A large bull elephants in musth curls his trunk and paws the dirt in an intimidating display in Kenya during the dry season in the savannah.
Trunk Curling
A large bull elephant walks the parched savannah at dawn in Kenya in the morning with pastel colors showing in the sky.
Standing Tall at Dawn
A bull elephant explodes upwards, ripping its tusks from the ground in a display of strength and intimidation
Uprooting
An elephant reaches high into a winter thorn tree in Zambia, Africa in the dry season to access the nutritious seed pods to eat.
Reaching High
A young forest elephant in congo, africa enters the river to drink in the early morning hours.
African Forest Elephant
A bull elephant in musth paces back and forth while staring down any challengers.
Back Off
desert-adapted elephants walk through the dry, arid damaraland in namibia, africa.
Desert-adapted elephants
Aggressive elephant in a dust cloud backlit after a dust bath
Elephant Warning
African savannah elephant sniffing the air was it detects people coming close to it as it feeds in a swamp.
Stare Down
An elephant walks along the banks of the Zambezi River at sunset with the orange low of the sun in the background.
Zambezi Sunset
A bull elephant in musth kneels down exhibiting its strength and terminal intent toward the ground rather than another being
Focused
A young forest elephant sniffs the air taking scents to evaluate the environment around it.
Young African Foret Elephant Sniffing the Air
A bull elephant in musth begins a mock charge to intimidate with ears held wide, eyes staring
Mock Charge
A large tusker elephant eats grass at dawn during the dry season in Kenya as the sky shows color at sunrise.
Gentle Giant
A bull elephant swings its trunk and kicks dirt while trying to intimidate.
Intimidation
Elephants and a zebra trek along the parched landscape in search of water in samburu national park during the dry season.
Elephant Sunset Trek
A bull elephant in musth explodes upward spraying dirt and exhibiting its strength during a display of intimidation.
Spraying Dirt
A young elephants and its mother take time to have a drink of water along the zambezi river in zambia.
Thirsty
A bull in musth pierces the ground with its tusks demonstrating its strength and intimidating those around
Strength and Anger
In Kenya, a bull elephant in musth kicks and paws at the dirt in an intimidating display to make it appear more formidable, discouraging mating competition.
Musth Display
A young African forest elephants drinks water in the early morning hours in the congo, africa.
Young African Forest Elephant Drinking
Super Tusker Head-on
Super Tusker Head-on
Super Tusker
Super Tusker
Super Tusker Craig
Super Tusker Craig
Super Tusker Craig
Super Tusker Craig