A large elephant bull in the Caprivi. Some specimen efficently bulldoze big trees for food and to free trails.
photo: B. Baron
African Savanna Elephant
Loxodonta africana oxyotis
Features:
The largest land animal reaches a shoulder height of 4m and weights up to 7 tons.
Powerfull trunk, large ears, strong tusks, flattend forehead, front legs with four hooves longer than hind legs with three hooves, slate gray skin, big belly.
Habitat:
African bush savanna, thornveld savanna, mopane woodlands and semi-desert.
Grazing depth ranges from grasses and herbs on the ground to branches and twigs 9m high. Elephants use their trunk to smell, drink, communicate and dig holes.