Natural History Photography

Craig, the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

Craig, the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39556

African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39559

Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39566

African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39583

Adult and young African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

Adult and young African elephant, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39588

African elephants, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African elephants, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39591

African elephants, small adult group grazing in grass, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African elephants, small adult group grazing in grass, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39597

African elephant on dry lake bed at sunrise, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African elephant on dry lake bed at sunrise, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39554

African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39558

Elephant herd crossing Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

Elephant herd crossing Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39574

A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39590

Adult and calf African Elephants, Masai Mara, Kenya, Loxodonta africana, Maasai Mara National Reserve

Adult and calf African Elephants, Masai Mara, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 39630
Panorama dimensions: 5087 x 8865

African Elephants Drinking from the Mara River, Mara Triangle, Kenya, Loxodonta africana, Maasai Mara National Reserve

African Elephants Drinking from the Mara River, Mara Triangle, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 39648

African Elephant Family at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

African Elephant Family at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39660

Northern elephant seal underwater at Guadalupe Island, Mirounga angustirostris, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Northern elephant seal underwater at Guadalupe Island.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03508

Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05498

Northern elephant seal.
Species: Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Image ID: 26698

Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California, Pachycereus pringlei

Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33688
Panorama dimensions: 3155 x 8689

African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29510

African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29536

Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 15394

Northern elephant seal, sunset. Scars on neck and chest are from territorial battles with other adult males. Big Sur, Mirounga angustirostris, Gorda

Northern elephant seal, sunset. Scars on neck and chest are from territorial battles with other adult males. Big Sur.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Gorda, Big Sur, California
Image ID: 10037

A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 35133

Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California

Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 35147

Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California, Pachycereus pringlei

Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33575

African elephant eating acacia, Meru National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

African elephant eating acacia, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29652

Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands, Mirounga angustirostris, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02161

Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: Isla San Pedro Martir, Sonora, Mexico
Image ID: 40398

African elephant herd, drinking water at a swamp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

African elephant herd, drinking water at a swamp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29529

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