navigate by keyword : large african bush elephant shaking hyphaene petersiana palm tree okavango delta botswana africa copius small fruit grows female plants wrapped trunk dark leaning showering shake termite mound vegetation photograph safari vehicle based camp binomial name loxodonta africana atzaro

Pictured is a large African bush elephant shaking a Hyphaene petersiana palm tree in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa. The elephant is after the copius small fruit that grows on the female plants. The elephant has wrapped his trunk around the dark trunk of the palm tree and is leaning in and out to get a fruit showering shake from the tree. A large termite mound and other vegetation is behind. The photograph was taken from a safari vehicle based at the Atzaro Okavango Camp. The binomial name of the elephant is Loxodonta africana.

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