Caption

The types of feeding activity depend to variations in rainfall. During cold and dry season the elephants sought out the Ana trees, Camel Thorn trees, Mopane trees when necessary and Tamarisk trees for salt intake. During the rainy season, the elephants tend to eat more grass

Date

Aug 04, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/ALESSANDRA MENICONZI

Reference

BRK26A57_175

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,3Mb (3,9Mb) / 18,9in x 12,6in / 5669 x 3781 (300dpi)

Keywords

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