Lake Manyara Elephant
by Gary Hall
Title
Lake Manyara Elephant
Artist
Gary Hall
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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.
This elephant was photographed in Tanzania's Lake Manyara National Park which was established in 1960 to help protect elephants. Lake Manyara is excellent for elephant viewing throughout the year. The park stretches along the base of the Western Rift Valley escarpment. and includes a picturesque shallow alkaline lake.
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November 24th, 2015
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