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Elephant Dominance

Caption: A family of elephants leaves a river in Samburu National Reserve upon the arrival of a more dominant elephant family. Monsoon, the matriarch (third from the right in foreground) in the more dominant family, is equipped with a GPS radio collar, allowing researchers to track her movements.

Credit: Photo by George Wittemyer, UC Berkeley

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