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Back Off Stranger !! - Maternal Instincts © Brian Basson

Back Off Stranger !! - Maternal Instincts © Brian Basson

Shot taken in Botswana Tuli Safari Area. Maternal Instinct. The mother elephant on the left has her youngster behind her and is warning the elephant approaching...
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Shot taken in Botswana Tuli Safari Area. Maternal Instinct. The mother elephant on the left has her youngster behind her and is warning the elephant approaching her to back off, with an ear screeching trumpet call !! She is going forward and the other elephant is starting to reverse.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 100/1

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Oct, 2016

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