Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among other uses.
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects.
Asian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Asian elephants are extremely sociable, forming groups of six to seven related females that are led by the oldest female, the matriarch. Like African elephants, these groups occasionally join others to form larger herds, although these associations are relatively short-lived.
Top 10 Elephant Facts - World Wildlife Fund
Though elephants are native to only Africa and Asia, they hold significant cultural and symbolic meaning around the world. WWF focuses on conserving the world's largest land mammal in landscapes across both Asia and Africa.
African savanna elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African savanna elephants are the largest species of elephant and the biggest terrestrial animal on Earth. They are easily distinguished by their very large ears—which allow them to radiate excess heat—and front legs which are noticeably longer than the hind legs.
Species Spotlight: African Elephant | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife …
How many species of elephants are there? There are three species of elephant—African Savanna, African Forest and Asian. How do elephants sense warnings from other elephants?
Indian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Indian elephants may spend up to 19 hours a day feeding and they can produce about 220 pounds of dung per day while wandering over an area that can cover up to 125 square miles. This helps to disperse germinating seeds.
African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African forest elephants are smaller than African savanna elephants, the other African elephant species. Their ears are more oval-shaped and their tusks are straighter and point downward (the tusks of savanna elephants curve outwards).
What is ivory and why does it belong on elephants?
We’ve all seen photographs of majestic elephants sporting long, off-white tusks on either side of their trunks. This ivory is both beautiful on the animals and essential to the species’ survival. But what exactly is it?
Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals
Common name Scientific name Conservation status ↓ African forest elephant: Critically Endangered: Amur Leopard: Panthera pardus orientalis