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Re: African Elephant - Animal of the Month: May 2013

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=O: =O:


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Ho ! yes... a lot too much =O:


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Elephant in Kruger National Park digging a hole to extract water from deep in the dry riverbed

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^Q^ ^Q^ Toko!

Instructive and realistic \O


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Reversing - Elephant bull oncoming in Addo Elephant National Park

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-O and Addo without rain :-?
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That was after the rain =O: I will post some rainy ones, too -O


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Elephant bull has joined breeding herd


Rainy morning in Addo elephant Park: We come across a large breeding herd with several claves and teen bulls ^Q^ when we realize the adult bull amongst the ladies and youngs :shock: he shows some interest in the most pretty cow ;-) and the youngsters start fighting =O:

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Cows & calves

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Bull & Cow

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Bull reaching his trunk over female's back - prelude to mounting?

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The cow walking away - the bull urinating with exitement :O^

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And then .... 0*\ two youngsters having a fight in the middle of the road - we can not pass 0*\ 0*\ 0*\

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... meanwhile, the bull and the cow are in the spekboom thicket ;-) and one can not see anything 0*\

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nice story ^Q^ ... with a tiny bit... water 0*\


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Very well captured Toko - super story and pics ^Q^ ^Q^


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