The African Savanna (Bush) elephant is the world's largest land animal
Three different kinds of elephants exist:
the African savanna elephant,
the African forest elephant,
and the Asian elephant.
Elephants are one of the only mammals that cannot jump.
Elephants have about 150,000 muscle units in their trunk.
An elephant's strength is in its trunk!
In a study published in July 2018, experts reported that it is not only the sound of bees that elephants are afraid of but also the scent they give off when they are ready to swarm.
African elephants eat a huge variety of plant material including grasses, bark, twigs, roots, leaves, fruits, and vegetables. They are even capable of eating the wooden trunks of trees and logs by chipping off pieces with their tusks or by simply chewing on them with their huge grinding teeth.
African elephants are highly intelligent. They have a very large and highly convoluted , a trait they share with , and some species. They are among the world's most intelligent species. With a mass of just over 5 kg (11 lb), the is larger than that of any other terrestrial animal. The elephant's brain is similar to a in terms of structure and complexity; the elephant's has as many as that of a human brain, suggesting that elephants exhibit a wide variety of behaviours.
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Animals On Earth: Africa
DiversosHere's the second book of the Animals On Earth Series, this time it's about African Animals which includes the likes of Elephants, crocodiles, lions, meerkats, mongooses, warthogs, caracals, cheetahs, ostritches, rhinos, tick-birds, buffalo, gazzele...
