Elephants – (Loxodonta Africana), Photograph by Michael Viljoen: The African elephant is the largest living mammal on earth. Their trunk serves as a nose, hand, extra foot, signaling device and a tool for gathering food. They are found in dense forest to open plains. Their habitat requirements are clean drinking water and plenty of food.

Elephant are normally found in small family groups consisting of an older matriarch and three or four offspring along with their young.

They are distinguished by their intelligence, interesting behavior, methods of communication and complex social structure. They seem to be fascinated with tusks and bones of dead elephant, fondling and examining them.