The African bush elephant, also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest living terrestrial roaming this planet today. This breed of animal have been on earth for astonishing fifty-five million years as records of fossils have shown. Although the ancestors of African bush elephants became extinct during the last ice-age, there are still three thriving breeds of elephants, African forest elephant, Asian elephant and of course the African bush elephant.
What do they diet on ?
These large creatures spend twelve to eighteen hours a day eating, that's between two-hundred to nearly six-hundred pounds of food a day. As herbivores, elephants consume bark, twigs, grasses, shrubs and other plants. They can also drink up to one-hundred and eighty nine point two litres per day, which is the size of an average bathtub.
Where do African bush elephants live ?
The elephants given name is where they actually live, the African bush. They also live among savanna grasslands, partial deserts and primary forest within central and southern Africa. These locations give the elephants amazing access to food and water.
Weight ?
An average adult male would weigh around six thousand kilograms while, the heaviest recorded African bush elephant is ten tonnes . A newborn calf commonly weigh ninety-two kilograms.The baby Elephant, named Umzula-zuli, tipped the scales at more than 270 pounds, making him the largest Elephant calf ever born.
Are they endangered/Life-span
Sadly, yes,this breed of elephant like many others are vulnerably endangered. These magnificent animals remain under severe
threat from poaching and habitat loss. If they lived up to their full age limit, they would live for sixty to around seventy years.
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