close up portrait of young african elephant head in wild, Kenya
by Nirav Shah
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close up portrait of young african elephant head in wild, Kenya
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Nirav Shah
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Photograph - Digital Photo
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A close up portrait of young african elephant head in the wild, Kenya.
A headshot portrait of a young african elephant (loxodonta africana) sways showing its wrinkly skin in detail. Notice its eyes and big ears. Elephants are the largest land mammals, and we saw this calf while on safari in in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where all of the big five may be sighted. Elephants are under threat from poaching of their tusks which are then sold in the illegal ivory market. Their conservation status is listed as endangered.
Photo part of the Wildlife Portraits NFT collection, see https://opensea.io/collection/wildpixelsnshah-genesis
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April 5th, 2021
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Richard Bryce and Family
Such a sweet shot. It has such gentle eyes.
Nirav Shah replied:
Thank you! Indeed, there something very deep and emotional about it, a very pensive look! S