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| Name
in Afrikaans : |
Olifant |
| Name
in English : |
Elephant |
| Scientific
Name : |
Loxodonta
Africana |
| Calf
Weight (5 year): |
850
kg |
| Female
Weight (15 year) : |
1850
kg |
| Male
Weight (15 year) : |
2200
kg |
| Female
Weight (50 year) : |
3800
kg |
| Male
Weight (50 year) : |
5750
kg |
| Life
Expectancy : |
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| Diet
: |
Large
quantities of grass when available, shoots, roots, bark, leaves,
fruit |
| Offspring
: |
1
calf |
| Breeding
: |
All
year |
| Males
Height : |
2.8
m |
| Females
Height : |
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| Distinctive
Features : |
|
| Grouping
: |
Family
herds led by matriarch. Mature bulls solitary or separate
groups. |
| Habitat
: |
Closed
Savannah |
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