### animal | vertebrate | mammal | elephant:

African elephant
* African Elephants are physically larger than Indian Elephants
  - the biggest land animals
* African Elephants are the largest and most powerful land animals
* African Elephants have big ears which can cool their body temperature effectivly down
  - larger ears
* Most African elephants live on the savanna, but some live in forests or even deserts
  - african elephants feed on plants
* Most african elephants have brains
  - outgrowths
  - inhabit regions
* Most african elephants live in areas
* Most african elephants reach height
  - use trunks
* Most african elephants weigh tonnes
* Some African elephants live on the savanna while others live in the forest
  - african elephants feed on grass
* Some african elephants have prey
  - succession
* Some african elephants inhabit basins
* are active both at night and during the day
  - an animal in the group called Loxodonta
  - endangered animals
* are larger and have bigger ears
  - than the only other elephant species, the Asian elephant
  - mostly browsers while Asian elephants are mainly grazers
* are the larger of the two species
  - largest elephants
* are the largest land animals on Earth
  - mammal in the world
  - mammals found on Earth
  - living terrestrial mammals
  - mammals on land
* become unhappy when left alone.
* belong to the suborder Loxodonta.
* can survive in the forest, bush or savanna of Africa.
* communicate with rumbles, growls, bellows, and moans.
* give birth every two to four years.
* have a low place in their back
  - bigger ears but smaller heads than the Asian elephant
  - enormus ears
  - five toes on the front feet and three on the back
  - large ears and two fingers at the end of their trunk
  - larger ears than Asian elephants
  - three nails
  - very large, flat ears
* inhabit different parts of Africa south of the Sahara
  - various ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa
* live all throughout Africa, south of the Sahara.
  - on the Savannas of Africa
* occur throughout south, east and west central Africa.
  - sexual maturity
* respond to distant playbacks of low-frequency conspecific calls.
* run from the sound of disturbed bees.
* use their trunks to make loud sounds to scare predators away
* wander on the grasslands collector's plate.
* weigh more and have bigger ears, and both males and females have tusks
  - tons
  - up to seven tons which is heavier than most vehicles
+ Elephant, Physical description, Teeth: Animals used for transport
  * African elephants are larger and have bigger ears. These big ears have many 'veins', which carry blood throughout the body. Biologists think that the blood going through their ears helps African elephants to cool off. The weather is hotter in Africa than in Asia, so it is hard for elephants to stay cool. Female African elephants have tusks, but female Asian elephants do not. African elephants have a low place in their back.
  * African elephants are larger and have bigger ears. These big ears have many 'veins', which carry blood throughout the body. Biologists think that the blood going through their ears helps African elephants to cool off. The weather is hotter in Africa than in Asia, so it is hard for elephants to stay cool. Female African elephants have tusks, but female Asian elephants do not. African elephants have a low place in their back. Indian elephants eat mainly grass.
  * Some African elephants live on the savanna while others live in the forest. Today, many people think these are different species. Scientists named the forest group 'Loxodonta cyclotis' and the savanna group 'Loxodonta africanus'.