African bush elephant
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
An African bush elephant looks flat-footed, but it walks on its toes.
THE REAL WORLD
The real African bush elephant
- Scientific name
- Loxodonta africana
- Japanese name
- アフリカゾウ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Proboscidea
- Family
- Elephantidae
- Genus
- Loxodonta
It is the largest animal on land and lives on the savannas of Africa south of the Sahara.
It sucks a lot of water up into its long trunk, then moves it to its mouth to drink.
It eats tree branches, leaves and grass, and sometimes pushes a tree over to get at its bark or roots.
How the African bush elephant lives
It rests in the early morning and also sleeps at midday. It uses its tusks to strip bark or dig for roots. Females live in herds with their young.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Shoulder height: 2.5–4 m多摩動物公園
- Weight
- males 5–7 t, females 2–3 t多摩動物公園
- Lifespan
- up to 65 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- By day and by nightUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Branches and leaves, bark, and grass多摩動物公園
- Range
- Savannas south of the Sahara多摩動物公園
Where the African bush elephant has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アフリカゾウ
- 简体中文
- 非洲象
- 繁體中文
- 非洲象
- 한국어
- 아프리카코끼리
- Español
- Elefante africano de sabana
- Français
- Éléphant d'Afrique
- Deutsch
- Afrikanischer Buschelefant
- Português (Brasil)
- Elefante-da-savana
- Italiano
- Elefante africano di savana
- हिन्दी
- अफ़्रीकी सवाना हाथी
- العربية
- فيل الأدغال الإفريقي
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Gajah Semak Afrika
- Tiếng Việt
- Voi bụi rậm châu Phi
- Русский
- Саванный слон
- Türkçe
- Afrika savan fili
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — アフリカゾウChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Loxodonta africanaChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the African bush elephant, look for this
- Look for the finger-like projections at the tip of its trunk.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
多摩動物公園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the African bush elephant
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
Read how to tell them apart
African bush elephant and Asian elephant: how to tell them apart
African bush elephants and Asian elephants differ in the size of their ears and the projections at the tip of their trunks.
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