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Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
Phone:
+27 76 134 6053

Address:
Diepwalle Forest Station, Knysna 6570, South Africa

The African bush elephant , also known as the African savanna elephant, is the larger of the two species of African elephants, and the largest living terrestrial animal. These elephants were previously regarded as the same species, but the African forest elephant has been reclassified as L. cyclotis. The bush elephant is much larger in height and weight than the forest elephant, while the forest elephant has rounder ears and a trunk that tends to be more hairy. The adult bush elephant has no predators other than humans. While the most numerous of the three extant elephant species, its population continues to decline due to poaching for ivory and destruction of habitat. Elephants are social animals, traveling in herds of females and adolescents, while adult males usually live alone. The desert elephant or desert-adapted elephant is not a distinct species of elephant, but are African bush elephants that live in the Namib and Sahara deserts.
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