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African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Photo by Carolina
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The African Elephant is the largest living terrestrial animal. They are herbivorous. Listed as Vulnerable due hunting for meat, skin, bones, and tusks. Because of their eyes position and size of the head and neck they have limited peripheral vision, they have poor eyesight with a range of only 25 ft.

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Photographed at the zoo.

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Comments (8)

Hi carolina, Could you add this African Elephant to the Endangered species of the World mission? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/13996003 Thanks!
Hermoso, ese ojo se ve tan emotivo. Casi puedo sentir su sentimiento.
wow... look at those eye lashes... absolutely gorgeous... great photo Carolina... ;-)

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