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A herd of several hundred elephant thunders across a burned-out section of the Sudd Swamp between Kongor and the main channel of the Nile. Much of the Sudd is burned off during the dry season, and the papyrus quickly grows back. The dust being kicked up by the elephants is ash from a bush fire. At least one of these elephants had a satelite and radio tracking collar installed by a team from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) the week before this photo was taken. The collars are to help track the animals to get a better sense of their seasonal migration. Elephants are normally found in small, family size herds of no more than twenty, and the large size of this herd implies that they feel threatened by hunters.

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A herd of several hundred elephant thunders across a burned-out section of the Sudd Swamp between Kongor and the main channel of the Nile. Much of the Sudd is burned off during the dry season, and the papyrus quickly grows back. The dust being kicked up by the elephants is ash from a bush fire. At least one of these elephants had a satelite and radio tracking collar installed by a team from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) the week before this photo was taken. The collars are to help track the animals to get a better sense of their seasonal migration. Elephants are normally found in small, family size herds of no more than twenty, and the large size of this herd implies that they feel threatened by hunters.

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