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Young bull elephant charging

Young bull elephant charging

Two young bulls were mock charging towards us, and clearly having the time of their lives. As they did, hornbills scattered in front of them, and the elephants...
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Two young bulls were mock charging towards us, and clearly having the time of their lives. As they did, hornbills scattered in front of them, and the elephants kicked up lots of dust and stones as they put the brakes on. Great fun to watch.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 300/1

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Jun, 2017

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