The African elephant
by Chris Martin
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These exclusive pictures were given to the Sunday Observer by
Chris Martin who is a wildlife photographer in the UK.
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The African Elephants (Loxodanta africana) as distinct from the Asian
elephant species you have in Sri Lanka.
These elephants in my pictures form part of the vast herds that roam
The Chobe National Park in Northern Botswana, which is the second
largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square km. The park
has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African
continent.
Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African
nature of the region, offers a safari experience of a lifetime.A major
feature of Chobe National Park is its elephant population currently
estimated at around 120,000. The Chobe elephants are migratory, making
seasonal movements of up to 200 km from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers,
where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the southeast
of the park, to which they disperse in the rains.
Often described as one of, if not the best, wildlife-viewing areas in
Africa today. Chobe boasts of one of the highest concentrations of
wildlife left in the African continent.
Animals are present during all seasons, and at certain times of the
year their numbers can be staggering.
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