Released 2009-06-01

Loxodonta africana

African elephants are the largest of all living land animals: the males (bulls) may be 13 feet tall and weigh 11 tons. They continue to grow throughout their long lives, which requires a lot of food: an adult elephant requires about 350 pounds of food per day.

Despite the significant thorns protecting the branches of acacia trees, these tasty trees often fall victim to elephants, whose thick hides protect them from the acacia spikes. Elephants will also eat grasses, uprooting the blades with their powerful trunks. A herd of elephants passing through an area can cause significant damage, leaving a trail of uprooted and broken trees and huge swaths of stripped grass in their wake.

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