African elephant wallowing in a water hole and covering its skin with mud

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African elephants at on way to and at a water hole. The elephants enjoy basking in the mud and throwing mud around with their trunk.

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Size: 7952px × 5304px
Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Graham Turner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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