African Bush Elephant Size
Size of African Bush Elephant
| Weight | 3,600-5,400 [3,600 kg - 5,400 kg (7,900 lbs - 12,000 lbs)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 3-3.5 m [3 m - 3.5 m (10 ft - 12 ft)] | ||
| Lifespan | 60-70 yrs [60-70 years] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top running speed is 40 kmph (25 mph) | ||
The African Bush Elephant is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Proboscidea.
The African Bush Elephant belonged to the family Elephantidae, mainly distributed in Africa. They like to live in forest, savannah and flood plains, and diurnal is their life style.Their skin type is leather, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey. In addition, grass, fruit, roots are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are human, lion, hyena.It is currently estimated that there are 300,000.
The most distinctive feature of African Bush Elephant is large, rounded ears. If we use one sentence to describe the African Bush Elephant, it is "Can drink up to 50 gallons a day".
