Africana) and the smaller african forest elephant (l Its physical traits, habitat, behavior, diet, and conservation status Learn about this majestic species. There are two species of african elephants—the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward.
Learn more amazing facts about the african elephant with national geographic kids Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep water There are two recognized subspecies of this iconic animal Bush (or savanna) and forest Geographic range the range of african elephants ( loxodonta africana ) is patchily distributed across central and southern africa in the ethiopian region Disjunct populations exist southward into northern south africa, and include contiguous populations in gabon, tanzania, botswana, and zambia
Elephants have many unique characteristics, and the secrets of some of their adaptations are still being discovered to this day Elephants live long and very social lives centered around a matriarch and her offspring. While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone as the biggest land animal on earth, and that is the african elephant Continue reading to discover everything you need to know about these colossal creatures. African elephants the african elephant, (loxodonta africana), is also known as the ‘african bush elephant’ Both the african bush elephant and the african forest elephant have usually been classified as a single species, known simply as the african elephant.
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