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African elephant
Order : Proboscidea
Family : Elephantidae
Species : Loxodonta africana
Looking at an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) the first thing that becomes obvious is its huge size: African elephants are the largest mammals living on solid ground. They reach lengths up to 7,5 m and weights up to 7500 kg. Other characteristics are their large ears, the strong legs ressembling columns, the tusks, worn by males as well as females, and the trunk, of course. The trunk is kind of a multi-purpose tool. It is used to carry food and water to the mouth, to scent, to grope for things and as a tool to move things. It can also be used as a weapon. African elephants inhabit different parts of Africa south of the Sahara. But nowadays their distribution range is just one third of the area they inhabited in former times. They can be found in savannas as well as in forests, in semi-deserts and in mountain regions up to 5000 m height.
The African elephant is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the African elephant
A young / baby of a African elephant is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A African elephant group is called a 'herd, flock, parade or memory'.Countries
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and ZimbabweHabitats
Arable Land, Artificial / Aquatic & Marine, Artificial / Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land, Artificial / Terrestrial, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Desert, Dry savanna, Forest, Freshwater Springs and Oases, Grassland, Hot Desert, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation, Moist savanna, Pastureland, Permanent Inland Deltas, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Savanna, Seasonal / Intermittent Freshwater Marshes / Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal / Intermittent / Irregular Rivers / Streams / Creeks, Shrub Dominated Wetlands, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Seasonally Wet / Flooded Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Swamp, Temperate Desert, Temperate forest, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Shrubland and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the African elephant
The African elephant, Loxodonta africana, is a little larger than its close relative, Elephas maximus, the Asian elephant. (Full text)
Description of the brain Animal source and preparation The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is in the order Proboscidea, Family Elephantidae, as is the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus). (Full text)
African elephants are named for the peculiar shaped ridges of their molar teeth; the ridges of an African elephant's teeth are coarser and fewer than those of the Asian elephant. (Full text)
11/19/01 -- The African Elephant Is Slowly Slipping Away (Full text)
African elephants are the world's largest land animals. (Full text)
Status: African elephants are listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Animals. (Full text)
BBC News | SCI/TECH | African elephant 'is two species' (Full text)
DNA Tests Show African Elephants Are Two Species (Full text)
African elephants are capable of making a wide variety of vocal . (Full text)
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal, one of the most impressive animals on earth. (Full text)
These are the toes of the Elephant The African Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth. (Full text)
Taxonomy The African elephant - (Loxodonta africana) is (or rather was, they will soon be upgraded to species) divided into two subspecies: African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) (Full text)
Printouts The African Elephant is the largest living land animal (larger than the Asian Elephant). (Full text)
African Elephants are the biggest land animals. (Full text)
The African Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the best-known and larger of the two African elephants. (Full text)
DESCRIPTION: The African elephant is the largest land mammal on Earth and perhaps one of the most intelligent. (Full text)
The African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the best-known and larger of the two African elephants. (Full text)
African elephants are the world's largest terrestrial mammals. (Full text)
The forest African elephant is smaller and darker than its savanna relative. (Full text)
The African elephant is larger than its Asian counterpart, and has been described as having a fiercer disposition. (Full text)
African elephants are capable of making a wide variety of vocal sounds, such as grunts, purrs, bellows, whistles, and the obvious trumpeting. (Full text)
Food Eaten by The African Elephant: The African Elephant is a grazer and a browser. (Full text)
African ElephantLoxodonta africana Using trunk to pick up small rock (559 KB) Vocalizing (383 KB)At a sizeable height of up to 11 feet tall, the African elephant is slightly larger than its relative, the Indian Elephant. (Full text)
(additional references)Top Crosswords: Loxodonta AfricanaNon-English Usage: "Loxodonta Africana" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)
1. Loxodonta, genus Loxodonta -- (a genus of Elephantidae)Loxodonta
genus Loxodonta
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Links
Elephant links on the web
Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant. The only harmless great thing.
http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/eleplink.htm
Read about Elephant links at the Absolut Elephant
Elephant World
View big elephants living in zoos around the world, books, and read information on elephants.
http://www.spotlight.st/elephantworld/
Dieren - Beginthier.nl
Dutch site, categorizes animal site links.
http://dieren.beginthier.nl/