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2016 Wildlife Photo Contest

Elephant, Masa Mara, Kenya
Young elephant in Kenya

Species: Elephant | Location: Masa Mara, Kenya

Young elephant in East Africa. The most precious of animals, with their big, soulful eyes. They look at you as if they want to tell you about all the pain and hurt they have seen. Their mothers and fathers being slaughtered by poachers, babies being left to die. These animals are so big, yet so elegant, that they have captured my heart. The young are still so innocent that we need to do whatever we can to protect these species from extinction.

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