#African bush elephant

[shinonart]

I recently illustrated a memo game "Endangered Animal Babies" for Treecer. This memo game contains 72 unique illustrations and 36 endangered animal species. Each pair consists of the parent and the baby animal and all the illustrations were done in watercolor.

I'm really grateful for this opportunity and very happy with the outcome of the game! The game is sold by WWF Finland and Treecer at the moment.

SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | SET 4 | SET 5 | SET 6 | SET 7

[inatungulates]

African bush elephant Loxodonta africana

Observed by nancylightfoot, CC BY-NC

[travelella]

African bush elephants in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Henning Borgersen

Mass: 13,000 lbs (Male, Adult), 6,600 lbs (Female, Adult) Scientific name: Loxodonta africana Gestation period: 22 months Trophic level: Herbivorous Speed: 25 mph (Maximum, Running) Height: 10 ft. (Male, Adult, At Shoulder), 7.2 – 9.2 ft. (Female, Adult, At Shoulder) Lifespan: 60 – 70 years

Also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal.

As herbivores, they spend much of their days foraging and eating grass, leaves, bark, fruit, and a variety of foliage. They need to eat about 350 pounds of vegetation every day.

Their range spans a variety of habitats, from the open savanna to the desert, and can be found in most African countries. 

[rabbitcruiser]

The Zoo Basel (Zolli) openend to public on July 3, 1874.    

[dartxo]

"Wanderer"

2023

African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

[faerdhinen]

African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)

photo credit: Juan Melli

[djhenryhall]

Juvenile African Bush Elephants at Play

A juvenile elephant, brimming with energy, locked in a spirited play with a younger companion.

Juvenile African Bush Elephants In the heart of the wilderness, a juvenile elephant exuded an abundance of vitality, engaging in spirited play with a younger companion. In this enchanted moment, nature seemed to catch the contagion of their youthful enthusiasm, moving in rhythm with their exuberance. Moved by the spontaneity of this scene, I found myself transported to the pulsating beats of…

[coochiewigz]

proboscid kid since day one

[iicraft505]

African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)

dutchbaby

[gungieblog]

[viridisix]

war of sea and sky // african bush elephant

[inatungulates]

African bush elephant Loxodonta africana

Observed by callumevans, CC BY-NC

[cmipalaeo]

African bush elephant Loxodonta africana

North Carolina Zoo — May 2022

[leoparduscolocola]

Some news stories, as well as social media users, have been treating this incident as a joke—but it's no laughing matter. Someone, including the elephant, could have been seriously injured or killed. Please don't support circuses or other forms of entertainment that use wild animals, and please support legislation in your community to ban this cruelty. Also, do your research before visiting any facility with elephants, whether it calls itself a zoo, sanctuary, or something else. Elephants are extremely difficult to provide for in captivity, and some facilities, even those that are members of the "gold standard" Association of Zoos and Aquariums, still capture elephants from the wild by calling the captures "rescues", which is an oversimplification at best and a full-blown lie at worst.

[warriorsdesigns60]

[dartxo]

"Elephantidae"

2020

Phylogenetic tree of the three extant elephant species

African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)

Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

In popular knowledge, elephants are commonly separated into two kinds, African and Asian (that is, when a distinction is made at all). In actuality, there are three very distinct, very different, very unique species of elephant alive today:

-The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

-The African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)

-The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

The two species of African Elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian Elephants are from Woolly Mammoths. The African Forest Elephant is actually more closely related to the extinct, massive Straight-tusked Elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) than it is to its contemporary African cousin.

All three elephant species are endangered.