African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in captivity drinking from a pot. African elephants drink daily,sucking up water with their trunks and then squirting it into their mouths (far right). These social herbivores inhabit the savannah and forests of sub-Saharan Africa,living in family herds ruled by an elderly matriarch. They are the largest land animal,adult males reaching up to 7000 kilograms in weight | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Ogden, Sam |
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