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Since 2021, the African bush elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened foremost by habitat destruction, and in parts of its range also by poaching for meat and ivory. Between 2003 and 2015, the illegal killing of 14,606 African bush elephants was reported by rangers across 29 range countries.
The genus consists of the wide-ranging Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), which is restricted to moist tropical habitats. The map does not distinguish between the two.
Skeleton of Jumbo, a young African bush elephant bull, compared to a human. The African bush elephant is the largest terrestrial animal. Under optimal conditions where individuals are capable of reaching full growth potential, mature fully grown females are 2.47–2.73 m (8 ft 1 in – 8 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder and weigh 2,600–3,500 kg ...
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• The largest recorded shoulder height for an African bush elephant came from a male shot by a big-game hunter in 1974. It was measured as 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m), from the top of the shoulder to the outstretched foot whilst laying on its side.
This also means that African elephants are taller than Asian elephants. African elephants are 10-12 feet tall and weigh 8,000-12,000 pounds, while Asian elephants are 7-10 feet tall and weigh ...
Afrotheria (/ æ f r oʊ ˈ θ ɪər i ə / from Latin Afro-"of Africa" + theria "wild beast") is a superorder of placental mammals, the living members of which belong to groups that are either currently living in Africa or of African origin: golden moles, elephant shrews (also known as sengis), otter shrews, tenrecs, aardvarks, hyraxes, elephants, sea cows, and several extinct clades.
African elephant researchers have discovered that the oldest matriarchal elephants have the best memories. The older the elephant, the more time she’s had to experience life, meet others, and ...