# @afpphoto on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcTLmGfjOUL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69530523-afpphoto-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T11:00:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AFP Photo (@afpphoto) — https://gondola.cc/afpphoto

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'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants⁣
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A mystery affliction has killed at least 20 pachyderms, mostly females or young males, since June in Kenya. All of the animals have identical symptoms, including partial paralysis.⁣
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Elephant herds have made Amboseli -- overlooked by Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania -- a lucrative tourist hotspot and the mysterious deaths in the region are a sensitive issue in a country where tourism is a huge source of revenue.⁣
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The sensitivity of the deaths has spooked the wildlife community, with several environmental organisations declining to comment to AFP beyond calling for a full investigation, while rangers at the Kimana reserve said they were not authorised to speak.⁣
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📸 Simon Maina⁣
#AFPPhoto

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