Maybe this shot reminds you of that scene in "The Jungle Book" where a regiment of elephants thunders through India"s dense brush. We"re actually looking down at the wetlands of Botswana, a country that boasts a pachyderm population of 130,000—more elephants than any other nation. Unfortunately, herds here in the Okavango Delta have been hit hard recently: Mysterious die-offs in 2020 claimed about 350 local African bush elephants—and the deaths have continued, albeit at a lesser rate. Though the problem is still being studied, it"s theorized that high water temps gave rise to poisonous algae blooms in the animals" watering holes.
Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
Today in History
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Invisible no longer
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American Wetlands Month
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Noctilucent clouds
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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What are we looking at?
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Western Monarch Day
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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An icy extravaganza
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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An historic forest
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International Kissing Day
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Join us in celebrating World Water Day
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Celebrate Mandela Day
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Black History Month
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Behold the blood moon
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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A path to access
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Light show in the forest
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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Keep shining
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India Republic Day
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Happy Boxing Day!