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01-JAN-2006

Consumption and propagation, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, 2006

Elephants pluck fruit from trees and then excrete the seeds as they walk the land. The seeds sprout in the fertile dung piles and create new trees. 90 different kinds of trees depend on elephants for propagation -- without these elephants, Africa would not be Africa. This image is built around three layers – a foreground of weeds, grass and bush provide a screen, behind which the elephant, as the second layer, can work in peace. The background layer

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Phil Douglis26-Jan-2006 18:10
Thanks, Ramma, for grasping the story here. Interdependence is the basis of any ecosystem. Every creature that takes must also give back. Or else the system will fail. I am glad this image has triggered such thoughts as you've expressed here.
Ramma 26-Jan-2006 09:45
Beautiful display of Inter-dependence. The elephants cannot do without the leaves and fruits, and the trees in turn depend on the elephants for their continuity.
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