African Elephant

📸 Photo by Nam Anh on Unsplash
African elephant, Earth’s biggest land mammal, roams savannas, forests and wetlands. Its huge ears and muscular trunk aid feeding, cooling and deep-rumble talk. Matriarchal herds open trails and fell trees, shaping habitats. Poaching and habitat loss now push this iconic giant toward peril.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Savanna
Diet:Herbivore
Continents:Africa
Size:2.5–4 m at the shoulder
Weight:2,700–6,000 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Herd
Lifespan:60–70 years in the wild
Habitat: The African Elephant can be found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central-african-rep, Chad, Congo, Dem-rep-congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South-africa, S-sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burkina-faso, Eswatini