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African elephants (Loxodonta africana) live in the area surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

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Charles Elton

English biologist

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

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