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Why these gentle giants don't intermarry: Inside Samburu's Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

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They are giants of the savanna—forever cloaked in the dust of Samburu, with long, powerful trunks and footsteps that roll like distant thunder. 

Among the most endangered of Kenya’s iconic Big Five, they are often misunderstood as fierce and unfeeling. Yet behind their size lies a tender heart.

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