There is no doubt that there are threatened animals in Africa. One of them is the African bush elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest land mammal in the world. They can weigh up to six tons(12,000 lbs.) and can be from 3 meters to 3.5 meters tall. Finally, their tusks can grow up to 2.5 meters in length.
There are around 300,000 of these magnificent beasts left. Most die from starvation. elephants lose their teeth when they are 40 years or older and most starve to death. Poachers also kill elephants for their ivory tusks.
The African bush elephant in a descendant of the Woolly Mammoth. The Woolly Mammoth went extinct in the last ice age, as did the giant sloth, Milodon. We need to keep theses amazing African bush elephants safe so they don't end up in the same place.
I really like your article. It is very interesting how it is a bush elephant!? Anyways, good article.
ReplyDeleteI actually learned some stuff about the African Bush Elephant in this article, like how it's going extinct and the fact that it is the LARGEST FLIPPING LAND MAMMAL IN THE WORLD!!! It's no wonder that it could weigh six tons, or 12,000 lbs! Heck, if you were dumb enough to stand in its way, it would flatten you! You wouldn't even be as thin as paper! Awesome article Adrienne!
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