Water is a precious and often scarce asset in the Etosha reserve. At the water hole featured here, animals included elephants., oryx, zebra,springbok, rhino at night, ostriches and a variety of other birds. These included a magnificent martial eagle. Elephants are social animals, with the herd a very cohesive unit led by an elderly maatriarch. the trhee together in picture were still young and in the herd. Etosha produces some of the biggest elephants in Africa. However, because of sub - optimal mineral nutrition, their tusks are small.
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