OuiSi Nature card 167: African Savanna Elephant Matriarch. Photograph by Melissa Groo The whole photograph behind card 167: African Savanna Elephant Matriarch. Photograph by Melissa Groo

OuiSi Nature · Card 167

African Savanna Elephant Matriarch

Loxodonta africana

Location
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Date
June 5, 2004
Photograph byMelissa Groo

Description

This up close image of a female African elephant is the leader of her herd. Usually being the largest and oldest, she oversees her multi-generational herd that includes other females and their young.

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Melissa Groo

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Melissa Groo

Wildlife conservation photographer, writer, educator, and wildlife warrior.

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OuiSi Nature card 167: African Savanna Elephant Matriarch. Photograph by Melissa Groo The whole photograph behind card 167: African Savanna Elephant Matriarch. Photograph by Melissa Groo

African Savanna Elephant Matriarch

Photograph by Melissa Groo