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The African Elephant is the largest land mammal in the world, standing more than eleven feet to their shoulders, weighing over seven tons.

The Elephant has dark grey skin providing perfect camouflage in the dense brush of the bushveld. African Elephants moves through the bush with surprising speed for their size, and are also very quiet.

The Elephant is social animal, and usually live in small herds made up of cows, calves, and juveniles. The male bulls are usually found on their own, or in bachelor herds and only occasionally mix with herds of cows. Even tusk-less cows and cows with calves by their sides can be extremely aggressive.

Elephants eyesight is relatively poor, however their hearing is very good, and their sense of smell is exceptional, as may be expected with their large trunks. Elephants can live between 50 to 70 years, which depends on their diet - during their lifetime they will grow six sets of teeth, moving forward in their jaw as previous sets wear out. Once the sixth set wear out, the Elephant will slowly die of starvation unable to eat any more.

The Elephant can be very destructive, as they prefer grass consuming up to 500 pounds per day, and rather than adapting to their habitat, the Elephant adapts the habitat to suit his purpose.

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