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When we were in Ruaha the water level was low. These adult elephants were using their trunks to suck up water from holes they had dug with their feet. The young...
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When we were in Ruaha the water level was low. These adult elephants were using their trunks to suck up water from holes they had dug with their feet. The youngster was doing his best to copy them!
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