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CHOBE ELEPHANT
We were on an early morning game drive in Chobe National Park, Botswana, when all of a sudden the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. This gentle giant emerged from the thick bush silently and turned to face us, lifting her trunk and breathing in the surrounding scents. As she stood guard, a tiny elephant calf revealed itself and walked underneath what we assumed was its mother. The calf crossed the road and the elephant gently lowered her trunk and, without a sound, disappeared after the baby on the opposite side of the road.
- By Chad Jason Gregory, Durban
Canon 6D, Canon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/250 sec
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GROUND SQUIRREL
I took this image of a ground squirrel in Nossob Rest Camp, on the…
