African Elephant
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Loxodonta
Loxodonta africana
African elephants are the heaviest land animal, and the second tallest in the Animal Kingdom. They are a sexually dimorphic species; males appear larger than females. The height of a bull at his shoulder is… More »
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African Bush Elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The African Bush Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) is the larger of the two species of African elephant. Both it and the African Forest Elephant have usually been classified as a single species, kno...
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African elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
African elephants are the species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta , one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. Although it is commonly believed that the genus was named by Georges Cuvi...
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African Elephant; Common Name: Savanna Elephant; Genus: Loxodonta; Species: africana ... the savanna elephant and the forest elephant, (Loxodonta cyclotis). The savanna elephant's habitat is usually savannas or grasslands. They are herbivores, and feed on grasses, fruits, tree leaves, bark, shrubs, and vines.
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One of the most emotive of the megafauna and the largest living terrestrial animal, African savanna elephants inspire awe at their sheer size; the largest recorded individual reached a massive four metres at the shoulder and weighed ten tonnes. ... Home > Mammals > African elephant ... Facts & Status...
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Elephant society is highly complex and arranged around family units composed of groups of closely related females and their calves. ... Elephant groups will spend the day wandering their home range in search of food and water (2). An adult elephant requires 160 kilograms of food a day; ... Loxodonta (1)
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WHAT IT IS ... ELEPHANT; Loxodonta africana; Family Elephantidae; Order Proboscidea SUBSPECIES; Savanna elephant, L. a. africana; Forest elephant, L. a. cyclotis; ... African Bush Elephant, Loxodonta africana...
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African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) facts, photos and videos. ... Genus: Loxodonta; Species: africana; Height: 138 inches; Length: 240 - 300 inches; Weight: 12000 - 14000 lbs; Gestation: 600 - 660 days; Offspring: 1; Life Span: 60 - 80 years; Top Speed (Ground): 25 mph; Heartbeat: 28 beats/minute;
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Loxodonta Africana is the largest living mammal in the land. Its length is up to 7.5 meters (25 feet) with the tail of 1.4 meters (4.4 feet). It is over 3.6 meters high (over 11.5 feet) and weighs 5 800 kilograms (almost 13 000 pounds).
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