Details for African Elephant

• African Elephant

  The African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the largest land animal on Earth, native to various habitats across sub-Saharan Africa, from savannas to forests. They are distinguished by their immense size, large ears, and long, prehensile trunks. African elephants can weigh over 6,000 kg (13,000 lbs) and play a vital role as ecosystem engineers, shaping landscapes through their foraging. They are herbivores, consuming vast quantities of grasses, leaves, bark, and fruits. African elephants are highly intelligent and social, living in complex matriarchal herds. They are endangered due to poaching for ivory and habitat loss.

  

  Habitat: The African Elephant lives in Tanzania, Dem-rep-congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somaliland, South-africa, Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Benin, Burkina-faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central-african-rep, Chad, Congo, Cote-d-ivoire, Eq-guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, S-sudan, Senegal, Sierra-leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia.