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Watching me

Watching me

When elephants approach me in an open Land Rover and they are either comfortable, or they know me, they tend to be quite relaxed and trusting. This bull, sensin...
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When elephants approach me in an open Land Rover and they are either comfortable, or they know me, they tend to be quite relaxed and trusting. This bull, sensing mutual trust, began feeding over me while still keeping his eye on me.
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FinePix S5200

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Aperture f/3.2 ISO 200 Shutter 10/560 Focal Length 6300/100

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Oct, 2018

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