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The first elephant
njlarsen

The first elephant (Loxodonta africana)

We saw many more, but this one really made an impression as our first wild elephant!

The animal was so close that I zoomed out to 100 mm and still was not able to fit more of it into the photo.
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Habitat
Bush savanna
Location
Grietje Natural area, South Africa
Date taken
4 August 2011
Scientific name
Loxodonta africana
Equipment used
Pana GH2 + 100-300
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Oooer Niels - what a wonderful experience. A smashing shot to remember it by too.

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Stanley Jones
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My goodness, what an experience for your first wild elephant. This is gorgeous Niels. Just awesome!!!
 

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Wild Mammals
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