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African Elephants dwarfed by acacias in Kenya - photo from 2009 Sony World Photography Awards

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Federico Veronesi, Kenya: African Elephants are dwarfed by acacias in Amboseli, Kenya.
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Photos courtesy of Federico Veronesi/Sony World Photography Awards
Original Source: Times Online
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Check out these interesting African Elephant Facts and learn more about the biggest land mammal in the world. Elephants are unique animals that live in parts of the Africa. There are two types of the elephant, the Asian elephant and the African elephant . African Elephant is split into two species, the African Forest Elephant and the African Bush Elephant. Elephants are the largest land living mammal in the world. Both the female and the male African elephants have tusks but only the male Asian elephants have tusks. They use their tusks for digging and finding food.
This is a great picture! I love the way the clouds look in the skies, and the acacia trees put in perspective. Your eyes need one or two seconds to find the elephants, and then it's magic!
I was in Kenya last year and took a similar picture:
http://www.studiodentaire.com/studio/en/view.php?country=kenya&photo_id=kenya_001