Weight:

Height:

Tallest Point:

Body Shape:
Back
Belly

Head
Ears

Tusks:

Trunk:

Skin:

Feet:

Habitat:

Diet:

Social life:

Gestation:

4-7 tons (8,000-14,000 lbs)

8-14 feet

Top of the shoulders


Concave
Slopes down from front to rear legs
One rounded dome
Large, "shaped like the continent of Africa"

Both sexes have tusks; male tusks are larger and heavier

Tip of trunk has 2 finger-like projections

Deeply wrinkled with sparse hair over body

Usually have four toenails on each front foot and three to four toenails on each rear foot

Grasslands, scrub, and forests of Africa

Primarily a grazer

Female family groups. Adult males are solitary or form loose social relationships

659 days +/- 30 days

(From Elephant Husbandry Resource Guide)