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13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
HIDING IN PLAIN SITE

On an African safari, the open plains didn't offer much hiding ground----but these elephants instinctively made themselves appear as small as possible. If not alert, a predator could mistake them for rocks---or at least the elephants seem to think so.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2015
Date Uploaded: 12.2015
Photo Location: Arican plains, Botswana
Camera: ILCE-6000
Copyright: © Howard Wong