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Happy hippos enjoying the river at Liwonde national park

Two baby elephants playing by the river

Two zebra taking a drink at the watering hole by Kuthengo lodge

An elephant enjoying a snack by the river at Liwonde national park.

"Look what I can do, brother! -- Oh, shut it!" Social behaviour among elephants are fun and relatable. This teenager teasing his baby brother goes for anyone growing up in a family where someone is taller than the other family members. The response as well. African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) are very social and intelligent, living in large herds led by a female matriarch and her court of adult females. The rest of the herd are made up by their offspring of various ages. The male elephants lives in smaller male only herds or lives a more single like life after reaching adulthood at 12-18 years of age. Unless they are courting a female from one of the family groups. Across the groups, these elephants also makes clans, adding to an intricate family and social hierarchy system. Liwonde National Park in Malawi is a giant (...) success in conserving the african elephant. With over 500 individuals in this park alone, Malawi is the place to travel to see these largest terrestrial animals alive. https://www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-sense-a-sociality-4/elephants-are-socially-complex.html #Malawi #loveafrica #Liwonde #naturalreserve #elephant #kids #siblings #2013CE #Nikon #D800 #300mm #f4 #visitmalawi (ved Liwonde National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/tfo-Lnj-uu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Earlier this evening, passing through #liwonde. #Malawi #discovermalawi #visualsofearth #photooftheday #photographers #instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B4X8-ZpBJe5/?igshid=gtf2qix3ra69