One of a Kind Elephant Reviews

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One of a Kind
International media personality and environmentalist Steve Irwin at Uluru, (also known as Ayers Rock) who died on the Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland, Australia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. Irwin, known as The Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday by a stingray barb to his heart while filming a new television series.

ELEPHANTS BATH TIME REVIEWS

ELEPHANTS BATH

Description:	Bath time
Photo ID:	2099
Location:	Namibia - Etosha
Category:	Wildlife - Mammals - Elephant
When taken:	September 2009

Wild Life Elephants and Zaraphe Wait for their turn

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Description: In this photo the giraffe are waiting for the elephants to give them access to the water. Even the little ones will chase the giraffe. Photo ID: 2100 Location: Namibia - Etosha Category: Wildlife - Mammals - Elephant When taken: September 2009 Member: Robert Shepardson

Drinking Elephant Trunk Bitten By Crocodile

We often heard how fierce tiger or lion hunt African prey like a horse, cow, bull, buffalo, deer and the like. Or crocodiles that lurk the animals were drinking near the swamp hideout.

But there is a rare occurrence that was caught on camera amateur photographer named Johan Opperman (38) when visiting the Kruger National Park in South Africa. This photo dipublikaskan The Sun Daily, 28 October.

In the photo it appears the child is engrossed menghisa elephant with its trunk swamp water. Suddenly, a large crocodile emerged from the swamp of proboscis was immediately clamped with a strong molar teeth.

Of attraction between children with crocodile elephant take a few moments. Children elephant also has a strong power so it can pull it up to the mainland crocodile marsh boundary.

Children elephant roaring and called his family shortly elephant troupe came to help.

The elephant was trying to save the child with wail and stepped on his foot alligator body. The scene is much like the fight between an elephant against a crocodile.

Because the herd of elephants and crocodiles beaten for his life, eventually prey is in sight it was secrete.

Elephant Walking Along Riverbank

Caption: Elephant walking along banks of river, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Olympus C2100 UZ digital.

Location: The Lower Zambezi National Park is situated on the northern bank of the Zambezi River, which flows along the park's boundary for about 120km. On the opposite side of the river is Zimbabwe and that country's Mana Pools National Park.

Wildlife is prolific and varied, offering an exceptional safari experience for visitors. Options for those staying in the park's safari lodges include canoeing, tiger fishing, game drives, and sundowner cruises.

Baby Elephant Climbing The Hills

Description:	Baby Elephant climbing hill
Photo ID:	2030
Location:	South Africa - Sabie
Category:	Wildlife - Mammals - Elephant
When taken:	November 2009
Member:	Jeffrey Cresswell
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Elephant Family Group Standing Togather

Caption: Elephant family grouping together in defensive formation, Tuli Block, Botswana. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Picture taken with a Canon EOS film camera and Canon EOS 80-200mm F2.8 lens.

Location: The Tuli Block, lying in the remote eastern corner of Botswana, borders Zimbabwe to the north and South Africa to the south.

The area comprises a diverse wilderness of savannah, riverine forests, and open plains and is home to an abundance of wildlife.

Large herds of elephant can usually be seen, while predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, and hyena are attracted by the wildebeest, kudu, eland, and impala that migrate through the area. For bird-watchers, there are more than 350 species of birds in the area.

Elephants Drinking Water

Description:	Elephants drinking
Photo ID:	2039
Location:	South Africa - Sabie
Category:	Wildlife - Mammals - Elephant
When taken:	November 2009
Member:	Jeffrey Cresswell
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Elephant Cow in Dominance Display

Caption: Elephant cow (Loxodonta africana) standing tall and stirring up dust in dominance display, Mashatu Game Reserve, Tuli Block, Botswana. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Picture taken with a Canon EOS film camera and Canon EOS 80-200mm F2.8 lens.

Location: Mashatu is a private reserve in the Tuli Block area of Botswana. With Zimbabwe to the north and South Africa to the south, this remote area offers visitors a diverse wilderness of savannah, riverine forests, marshland, plains and rocky outrops

Although not as popular as Botswana's Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park, there is abundant wildlife and the area is known for its large herds of elephants. More than 350 species of birds have been recorded in the Tuli region.

Sunset Bath Elephants

Description: Bath at sunset Photo ID: 2045 Location: South Africa - Sabie Category: Wildlife - Mammals - Elephant When taken: November 2009 Member: Jeffrey Cresswell View all Jeffrey's photos Viewed: 426 times

Elephants Sunset Mud Bath

Description: Sunset mud bath Photo ID: 2051 Location: South Africa - Sabie Category: Wildlife - Mammals - Elephant When taken: December 2009 Member: Jeffrey Cresswell View all Jeffrey's photos Viewed: 183 times

Elephants on Edge of Forests

Caption: Elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing on edge of thick forest, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) with Canon EOS 100-400mm IS zoom lens.

Location: The Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia covers an area of 4,090 sq km. It is situated on the northern bank of the Zambezi River and enjoys about 120km of spectacular river frontage.

Lower Zambezi NP offers an exceptional safari experience for visitors, with options of canoeing, tiger fishing, game drives, and sundowner cruises available. There is no camping in the park, but accommodation is provided by a number of upmarket safari lodges.

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African Elephant Pictures Reviews

The African elephant is the largest land mammal on Earth. There are two species of African Elephant: African savanna, (Loxodonta africana); African forest (Africana cyclotis)

Description and Characteristics:
The African Elephant has a marked dip between its fore and hindquarters giving a concave curvature to its back. It's ears are large and fan-like and are also used to control body temperature; blood circulating through the large vessels in the ears is cooled by flapping. They have acute hearing.

Large tusks are present in both sexes, they first appear at the age of about two and continue to grow throughout their lives. Elephants use tusks for peeling bark off trees, digging for roots, herding young, “drilling” for water and sometimes as a weapon. Skin is up to 2.5 cm thick in places

The trunk is probably the most facsinating feature of the elephant - it has two prehensile protrusions at the tip (the Asian elephant has only one). It is used for eating, drinking, dust and water bathing, as well as an important form of communication. The truck also shows the mood of an elephant - it uses it's truck to end off other elephants and intruders and also uses it as a punching or thrusting weapon. An elephant has a strong sense of smell and can locate water by smelling the earth above.

An elephant has very small eyes in relation to its head and has poor eyesight.

Elephants form deep family bonds and live in tight social units. A family is led by an older matriarch and typically includes three or four of her offspring and their young. Males tend to leave the family unit between the ages of 12 and 15 and may lead solitary adult lives.

Feeding/drinking Habits:
Elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating, their daily intake is between 4 and 7% of bodyweight. Elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day. A mature elephant can carry up to 6.8 litres of water in its trunk. Their diet is varied and includes grass, leaves, twigs, bark and fruit.

Habitat:
Elephants are found, south of the Sahara, in 37 different countries in Africa, but are most popular in Southern and Eastern Africa. Food and water needs to be plentiful

Size & Lifespan
The male elephant is much larger than the female - Males elephants grow up to 3.5m and Females up to 2.7m. Males can weight up 6 tons whilst females up to 2.7 tons. The life expectancy of an elephant is up to 60 years

Reproduction:
Elephants do not have any specific mating season. The gestation period for elephant is 20-22 months. Calves weigh about 120kg at birth and they are born throughout the year. They are weaned at 3-8 years, generally just before the birth of the next calf. A cow can give birth every 3-4 years

Predators and Threats:
Elephants have no natural enemies for they not a predator themselves and there is none large enough to challenge him. However, their future is threatened by increasing human populations which causes the loss of their natural habitat - plus the continuing ivory trade.

Elephant Cows Standing Together

Caption: Elephant cows (Loxodonta africana) standing together for protection, their ears spread, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) with Canon EOS 100-400mm IS zoom lens.

Location: The Lower Zambezi National Park, 4,090 sq km in size, is situated on the northern bank of the Zambezi River, which flows along the park's boundary for about 120km.

Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park, a World Heritage Site, lies on the other side of the river. Animals can cross freely between the two wildlife sanctuaries, ensuring an exceptional wildlife and safari experience for visitors. There is no camping in Lower Zambezi NP, but accommodation is provided by a number of upmarket safari lodges.