Photographer Captures Final Photos Of The 'Queen Of Elephants' (14 Pics)

Elephants are known for their incredible lifespans, with African elephants living up to 70 years. Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas was lucky enough to have a personal experience with an elephant nearing the end of her life. F_MU1, as she was known by the Tsavo Trust, spent over 60 years living in a quiet corner of Tsavo in Kenya.

Her temperament was gentle and calm. Sometimes she would come so close to me that I could have touched her. One day, we were checking another waterhole and came across her while she was drinking. I managed to maneuver BeetleCam around in front of her before she moved off and captured the image below. As I looked at the live view, she reminded me of a mammoth.