African Elephant

Loxodonta africana

MammalsConservation: Endangered1 community sighting

The largest land animal, with huge ears that help shed heat and tusks found in both sexes. African elephants live in matriarch-led family herds and reshape their habitat by knocking down trees and digging water holes.

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