African Elephant Walks Through Flowers

Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

A black and white wildlife photograph shows an African elephant that walks through a field of blooming flowers. He is on the way to its feeding grounds. He lifts the left back leg.

copyright Anette Mossbacher, 17 July, 2023
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This photograph was captured with a X-H1 and a lens. The following settings were used:

  • Aperture: ƒ/8
  • Exposure time: 1/500s
  • ISO: 800
  • Focal Length: 560mm

The original photograph has the following dimensions: 4000 by 5000 pixels (WxH).

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An African elephant bull walks through flowers back to its feeding grounds. That massive elephant bull was slowly trekking through the flowers, taking time, like enjoying the scenery. In this black and white photograph, you see, he lifts the left leg so that you can see underneath the foot.

Elephants can walk up to 196 kilometers / 121 miles a day. Despite their enormous size. Although elephants can weigh up to 7 tonnes / 15432 lbs, they are surprisingly light and silent on foot. Their whole foot sole acts as a shock absorber with its thick epidermal layer tissue.

Elephant Walks Through Flowers In Black And White

African elephants were once able to roam free. Sadly, that is no longer the case. In the African elephant walks through flowers, you can see the wrinkly texture of the elephant’s skin. In some parts of their skin, it can be 2,5 centimeters / 0.9 inches thick. That makes their skin very tough. However, they often get parasites on their skin. To counteract this, they lather themselves in dust and mud. That is equally a tactic to keep fresh.

Poachers are always after the African elephant. They are killing these beautiful animals for their ivory tusks. Both male and female elephants have them. However, male tusks are more substantial, weighing between 50-80 kilograms / 110-175 pounds each. The female’s tusks only weigh around 18 kilograms / 40 pounds each. Tusks are just long incisor teeth.

African elephants, Loxodonta africana, are in the category vulnerable on the IUCN list.

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3 comments for African Elephant Walks Through Flowers

  1. Michele –

    Stunning!
    Your gift with a camera is incredible 👏🏼😀

    • Anette Mossbacher –

      Hi Michele,
      thanks so much for your kind words. I love nature photography, especially wild animals.
      Ciao Anette

  2. Carla Steenhof-Bloemendaal –

    What a good picture and story! I think a lot of us didn’t know that they can walk like that. Great to know! Thank you!

    • Anette Mossbacher –

      We learn every day something new Carla. Thanks so much for taking the tome to comment. 🙏😊
      Ciao Anette

  3. Hanneke –

    Just love this ❤️

    • Anette Mossbacher –

      Also, a behind of an elephant can look nice. 😀
      Thank you.
      Ciao Anette

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