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African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) in Lekoli River. Odzala-Kokoua National Park. Cuvette-Ouest Region. Republic of the Congo
African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant. Greater Kruger National Park at a waterhole. Mpumalanga. South Africa
African bush elephant or African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) threatening a White rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Madikwe Game Reserve. North West Province. South Africa. They are the largest living terrestrial animals being up to 3.96 m (tall at the shoulders and 5.5 tonnes in weight. Females are much smaller at 2.8 metres tall and 3.7 tonnes in weight.