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An Elephant in a mud bath

 
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Mar 29, 2020 12:33 |  #1

I saw this elephant dig himself a mud hole in a swampy patch and spend some time throwing mud over himself. Seemed to be having a lovely time.

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There are seventeen images in this sequence, but I think these three shots show what he was about.

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Mar 29, 2020 12:48 |  #2

Good series. Sun must be getting intense....



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Mar 29, 2020 16:04 as a reply to  @ SYS's post |  #3

Thank you SYS.


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