Elephant with Calf



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Elephants are social animals and associate in small herds for protection from predators. Each elephant family unit is led by the dominant female, or matriarch. When threatened, the members of the herd will surround the calves to protect them from danger, and the matriarch will either confront the danger, or the group will retreat in a tight unit.

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