Elephant are known for their enormous size and elegance.
Under the family of Elephantidae, the African Bush Elephant is a walking machine as it is the largest land creature and biggest of other elephants. This mammal is believed to be a predecessor of mammoths which were wiped out in the last ice age chaotic event.
Today, we have just 3 species of Elephant which are the African Bush Elephants, African Forest Elephants and Asian Elephants.
The African Bush Elephants can weigh between 3,500kg - 5500kg, 3m - 3.5m tall, 6m - 7m lomg,tusks length of about 2.5m long and can run a top speed of 40kph.
This herbivorous animal feeds on fruits, roots, grass and love to play with water cos of moisturization.
African Bush Elephants move in groups which is known as herds. This group movement helps them to protect themselves from predators whenever they are on the moves cos of their nomadic nature.
The African Bush Elephants are either grey or brown in colour, large rounded ears unlike other elephants and can consume up to 50 litre of water a day.
Fun fact about elephants in general is their retentive memory. An elephant can live up to 60 years and won't forget an event until it dies.
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Very informative.The African Bush Elephants are either grey or brown in colour, large rounded ears unlike other elephants and can consume up to 50 litre of water a day.