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Satao was an African elephant that lived in Tsavo East National Park, one of the largest wildlife parks in the world with a large population of elephants.He was thought to have been born during the late 1960s and to have been at least 45 years old when he was killed.
Jumbo, P. T. Barnum's elephant whose name is the origin of the word jumbo (meaning "very large" or "oversized"). The African elephant was given the name Jumbo by zookeepers at the London Zoo. The name was most likely derived from the Swahili word jumbe meaning "chief". Lallah Rookh, elephant with Dan Rice's circus.
The African bush elephant, also known as the Savanna elephant is one of three members of the family Elephantidae, in which it is the largest member. [7] It is native to a large part of sub-Saharan Africa, [8] and is characterized by its large size, huge ears, long trunk with two finger-like processes and large ivory tusks. [9]: 124 [10]
The genus contains the largest known species of elephants, over 4 metres (13 ft) tall at the shoulders and over 13 tonnes (29,000 lb) in weight, representing among the largest land mammals ever, including the African Palaeoloxodon recki, the European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) and the South Asian Palaeoloxodon namadicus.
Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as food and water sources dwindle following a severe drought. The ...
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 (5,700–7,700 lb), while mature fully grown bulls are 3.04–3.36 m (10.0 ...
Nicki Coertze was on safari in South Africa with his family when he spotted a very unusual create that made him do a double take. Incredible 'pink' elephant spotted by tourist on safari Skip to ...
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