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The African elephant (loxodonta africana) is the largest land animal on earth weighing in at 6000 kg ( 13,200 lbs) and measuring up to 3.3 metres (10 feet) at the shoulder. Both males and females grow tusks which grow throughout their lifetime. Elephants are extremely social and regularly show a high degree of compassion. They regularly display affection for each other by caressing each other with their trunks when they meet. Females and their young travel together in herds, led by the matriarch of the group. The bulls are more solitary travelling alone or in small groups.
In order to stay cool in the blazing hot sun, elephants use their trunks to squirt cool water over their massive frames followed by a sprinkling of dust to create a protective layer on their skin. Their normal gray color then takes on the appearance of the surrounding soil.
This elephant was photographed In Kenya's Samburu National Reserve. Samburu National Resreve is located in the arid north of Kenya roughl...

I'm a retired teacher living in Southern Ontario, Canada. I worked 35 years full time and 10 years part time as a classroom teacher and guidance counselor with the Peel District School Board. I also worked part time in the Faculties of Education of York University and the University of Toronto in their Additional Qualifications Programs. I purchased my first SLR camera back in the 60's and instantly fell in love with photography. My love of the outdoors led to my keen interest in hiking and nature/wildlife photography. My hiking and photography excursions have taken me on trips to East Africa, the Canadian and American Rockies, Patagonia (Argentina and Chile), Ecuador and the Galapagos Archipelago, Costa Rica and Florida and will...