Caption

Desert elephant (Loxodonta africana) taking a sand bath in the Hoarusib dry river, Kaokoveld, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Date

Aug 05, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Fabian von Poser

Reference

BRK24E35_232

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

124.1Mb (12.0Mb) / 26.9in x 17.9in / 8067 x 5378 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa African African bush elephant African elephant African savanna elephant Damaraland Desert Elephant Dust bathing Elephantidae Hoarusib Hoarusib River Kaokoland Kaokoveld Kunene Region Kunene-Distrikt Loxodonta africana Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Namibia No People Oarusib Proboscidea River landscape Riverscape Southern Africa Trunked nosed mammal Wildlife animal animal behaviour animals in the wild arid body care body of water cleanliness countryside course of a river deserted desiccated dried dried out dried-up drought dry dry river dry river bed dry riverbed dryness dust dust bath dusty elephant empty ephemeral stream episodic stream fauna grooming habitat hygiene hygienic intermittent river intermittent stream landscape landscape photo landscape shot natural environment natural habitat nature no one nobody open air pachyderm parched personal hygiene river river bed river course river scenery riverbed riverine landscape sand sand bath sand bathing sandy sanitary scenery swirl up tidiness uninhabited water waterfront whirl up wild animal wildlife wildlife photography