African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) family looking front view for water in dry riverbed in Kruger National park, South Africa

loxodonta africana africana loxodonta africana global warming natural area shrub savanna sky drought meteorology mozambique habitat adult family sand drink to dig excavate front shot botswana swaziland zimbabwe kruger national park loxodonta endangered family group biosphere reserve splash aridity concept climate bank rive mpumalanga province national park transborder park cites appendix 2 baby elephant game reserve food search april african bush elephant loxodonta africana nobody great limpopo transfrontier park greenhouse effects heat earth climatic effects climatic effect heats earth global reheatings greenhouse effect nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems shrub savannas shrub savannah shrub savannahs shrubby savanna shrubby savannah shrubby savannahs shrubby savannas skies aridity meteorology drought dryness harshness habitats housing housings dwelling dwellings adults families sands drinking lap lapping drunk excavate excavated excavating digging excavating front views front sights front sight front shots front view endangered species family groups biosphere reserves splashed splashing spatter spatters dry arid aridities concept dries climates water edge banks rive water edges east transvaal mpumalanga national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks baby elephants young elephant young elephants wildlife reserve food searches with nobody climate change hazard environment naturalness area savanna low formation meteorological phenomenon meteorology science southern africa africa human settlement stage of development individual mineral matter feeding behaviour 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 environment protection environment management biodiversity management freshwater wetland area convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites young seek african elephant loxodonta sp elephant proboscidean ungulate mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal