Small group of African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking in riverside in Kruger National park, South Africa

loxodonta africana africana loxodonta africana natural reserve natural area river mozambique adult drink to front shot profile shot reflection botswana swaziland kruger national park loxodonta endangered family group biosphere reserve bank rive mpumalanga province national park transborder park cites appendix 2 gonarezhou national park game reserve march month african bush elephant loxodonta africana water surface great limpopo transfrontier park nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems rivers adults drinking lap lapping drunk front views front sights front sight front shots front view profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view reflections mirror image reflected reflecting endangered species family groups biosphere reserves water edge banks rive water edges east transvaal mpumalanga national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks wildlife reserve water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area body of water freshwater wetland area southern africa africa stage of development individual feeding behaviour light effect limpopo province south africa elephantidae proboscidea mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species species group convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites zimbabwean protected areas zimbabwe zimbabwe african elephant loxodonta sp elephant proboscidean ungulate mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal water matter