An African elephant (Loxodonta africana) reaches up to the upper branches of a small acacia tree with her trunk in preparation for pulling it down and breaking it to feed on the top shoots

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Size: 3354px × 5040px 28.4cm × 42.7cm - 300dpi
Location: Lewa Downs Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Photo credit: © Daryl Balfour / AfriPics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Categories: African wildlife

Keywords: dry season, feeding, midday, open mouth, reaching, sparse vegetation, stretch, thorn tree, trunk extended, tusks, east africa