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Date: 2015

Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Did you know?

Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is a national park in Kenya. The park is famous for being the best place in the world to get close to free-ranging African elephants. The park also has views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Amboseli was home to Echo, the most researched elephant in the world, and the subject of many books and documentaries. Echo was followed for almost four decades by American conservationist Dr. Cynthia Moss. Echo died in 2009 when she was about 60 years old. The park was also a haven for Tim and some of the last super-tuskers ever. Tim quickly became one of the major attractions with his size and iconic tusks that reached the ground. He died from natural causes on 5 February 2020.

About the picture

This image of an African Elephant mother and her calf was photographed in 2015.

Fun Fact

Amboseli is home to a system of swamps that provide sustenance to wildlife and humans.