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One species of African elephant, the bush elephant, is the largest living terrestrial animal, while the forest elephant is the third-largest. Their thickset bodies rest on stocky legs, and they have concave backs. Their large ears enable heat loss. The upper lip and nose form a trunk. The trunk acts as a fifth limb, a sound amplifier, and an important method of touch. African elephants' trunks end in two opposing lips. Males stand 3.2–4.0 m tall at the shoulder and weigh 4,700–6,048 kg, while females stand 2.2–2.6 m tall and weigh 2,160–3,232 kg.
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African Elephant

Juvenile bull cleaning the mud from his chassis struck by how cold the water is at the Marico river.

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From Madikwe Game Reserve Nov 2012

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  • Charles Hopkins

    on November 14, 2014

    This is a sequence of 3 shots. In this 1st shot notice the look in this chaps eye as he realises the water is really cold.

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