African bush elephants are the largest species and ... Up to 30,000 elephants are killed every year for their tusks. Elephants which are ivory. The ivory is then smuggled to other countries ...

There are two forms of African elephant ... a population of elephants in the transition zone between the classic savannah and forest forms. We found a mosaic of features, including body size as large ...

The distinctive large ears of African bush elephants have extensive blood vessels and wrinkles to maximise heat loss. Losing part of the lower earlobe, like this female, is a common injury. Both males ...