Scientific Name：Loxodonta africana

Author:Clingerman Taxidermy

Category：Mammals

Year：1995

Size:Length:620 x Width:310 x Height:330 (cm)

Introduction：Elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals on the planet. The main two recognized species include the African elephant and the Asian elephant. Both the male and female African elephants have tusks, while the female Asian elephant does not. The African elephants consist of two extant subspecies: the African forest elephant, which is darker and smaller, and the African bush elephant, which is of a lighter color and bigger.

The circular feet of elephants have soft tissues, or cushion pads, which help distribute the animal's weight. Their skin is thick with very little hair, making it easy for them to get skin diseases; therefore, they often wash themselves or take mud baths. An elephant's trunk is used to grab food, get water to drink or move things. Elephants have 12 deciduous premolars and 12 molars. The chewing teeth are replaced five times in an elephant's lifetime, when the elephant can no longer chew food after the last set falls out, they will most likely die from starvation. Poaching for ivory tusks still threatens African elephants since they are the primary source of ivory in the world. The African elephant was listed as an endangered species in 1989.

Accession Number:0003243