Twilight

Sometimes the camera can see more than the human eye. I this case I got this image of an Elephant cow eating grass in the twilight, after the sun had set. With my eyes I only saw the outline of the huge form above the grass.

Elephant have to eat most of the day and night, as they have to ingest up to 300kg (660lbs) per day to sustain their huge bulk.The foods they consume (Grass- and tree-materials) are ‘low-energy-containing’, so a lot is needed.

A Lion in contrast eats very ‘high-energy-containing’ foods (Meat, intestines, and bones) and can therefore rest most of the day.

Result: Lions sleep up to 18 hours a day. Elephants eat up to 18 hours a day! To a gourmet glutton, who likes his sleep, both sounds appealing 😊

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f4.0/500mm | ISO 12800 | 1/180sec | f4 | ev-0.5 | 500mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 50% of original image | beanbag support

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