Some background information will increase success in detecting interesting animals and make it much more fascinating watching them. Click on images for better resolution. The shoulder height ranges from 280-358cm, the weight from 3,5 to 6,5 tons. The longest tusk ever measured was 337cm long and about 100kg heavy. Their normal live span is 60-70 years.
African Elephants have big ears which can cool their body temperature effectivly down.
They live mostly in savanna, but they can dwell in rain or montane forests or even subdesert country. Elephants spend most of their time feeding, mainly on gras, twigs and roots. They need 150-250kg fodder per day, which they collect with their trunk. Elephant feeding Social live Elephant are very gregarious, they live in herds averaging from 5 up to 30 head, joining with related groups and dividing again. The Family Group is the central cell of the elephant society.