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I Remember Elephants

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The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf That was my first Savanna Elephant in the wild.

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Swallows. Swallowed

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You probably have to go to a resturant in Botswana or South Africa to find Tigerfish on the menu. In fact, Tigerfishing is sometimes done with a dry fly, in Botswana. The researchers noticed the fish taking swallows at a rate of up to 20 a day. One is on the plate, as dinner. I should mention that this dam is not very big.