Loxodonta africana - #2453
African Bush Elephant
"Whitish" desert form. Male dust bathing.
Geographic Distribution
Sub-Saharan, except C and W coast of Africa, including 30 countries from Senegal in the west to Somalia in the east.
Order/Family
Elephantidae
Genus
Loxodonta
Specific Epithet
africana
Image Location
Namibia, Kunene region, Etosha National Park
Image Date
2 August 2009
Photographer
C Smith