Reference photo — Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
Easy
Endangered
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Elephantidae
- Size
- 2.6–3.4 m (shoulder)
- Weight
- 3–7 t
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 60–70 yrs
- Habitat
- Savanna, Woodland, Wetlands
About
The African bush elephant, also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, one of two extant species of African elephant.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.