African bush elephant

The savanna elephant is the largest land animal. A bull weighs between 4000 and 6300 kilograms, a cow 2200 to 3500 kilograms. They become 240 to 340 centimeters high and 600 to 730 centimeters long. The tail is one to one and a half meters long. Its thick skin is light gray to black gray or brown in color. Sometimes the species has pink skin, often in spots, sometimes all over the skin. The large ears are rich in blood, so they can cool the body. A lot of heat can escape through the ears when the elephant waving with this. The elephants also have some places on the body, including the ears, where the veins come close to the surface. The elephants can increase the blood flow to these places so that their blood cools down. The large tusks bent forward differ in shape and size per individual. They grow throughout their lives, but not to the same extent with every individual. Both males and females have tusks. The legs are high and columnar and rest on cushions. These cushions are very soft, so that the animal hardly makes any noise when moving. The paw prints are different for each individual. While walking they always have 3 legs on the floor. An elephant who is seriously injured on one of his legs is killed, he is no longer able to move. The trunk of the savanna elephant is long and flexible, and can be used as a fifth limb. The top of the trunk is very sensitive. The savanna elephant has poor eyesight, but very well developed sense of smell and hearing.