African Bush Elephant

Earth’s biggest land animal is the African Bush Elephant, or Loxodonta africana, as it is called in science. Males of these amazing animals may grow up to 13 feet tall and weigh up to 12,000 pounds, which is one of their most remarkable characteristics. One of the species’ most recognisable traits is its enormous, up to ten-foot-long ivory tusks.

The extremely adaptive African Bush Elephant can survive in a variety of settings, including savannas, woodlands, and grasslands. African bush elephants are found across sub-Saharan Africa. Occupying close-knit family groupings headed by matriarchs, they have a complicated social structure. These collectives, referred to as herds, are usually made up of related females and their progeny and may include up to twenty members.