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Elephant bones lay scattered around a bare patch on the African savanna with mountains in the background.
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Courtney Reed
An elephant transforms the spot where it dies, with a legacy that lasts long after the body is gone and the bones are scattered.

Elephants continue to shape the savanna even after death

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