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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
PECKING ORDER

Several elephants congregate during the dry season at this waterhole. One particular bull, with a broken left tusk and a flopping left ear, is quite a character. He is very dominant and pretty much every other bull gives way: he drinks first.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Tarangire NP, Tanzania
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © George Dian Balan