African elephant

The largest land animal, with a shoulder height of up to 4 meters and a length of up to 8 meters. Bulls can weigh twice as much as cows, exceeding 7 tons. The undersides of its feet are padded, so its gait is quiet despite its size. It is capable of walking steadily at speeds of up to 10 km/h.
Its trunk can grow up to two meters long, with a prehensile finger at the tip on both the upper and lower sides. It uses its trunk for sniffing, breathing, drinking, reaching high-hanging fruit, and “bathing.” It differs from the Asian elephant in many ways. One of the most striking differences is between their ears. The African elephant’s ears are noticeably larger, which help with heat dissipation and allow it to cool its body by fanning itself. It has massive tusks, which can easily exceed two meters in length.
It is herbivorous, feeding on grass, leaves, fruit, and small branches. In a single day, it can drink up to three hundred liters of water and consume nearly three hundred kilograms of food. If an elephant has limited access to drinking water, it can use its tusks and trunk to reach groundwater.
Regardless of gender, they reach sexual maturity at 14–15 years of age. Elephants preparing to mate caress each other by rubbing their trunks together. After a gestation period of nearly two years, the female gives birth to her calf.
When the female elephant is about to give birth, the other females in the herd surround the mother, protecting the newborn from predators.
An African elephant consumes a total of 225 kg of food per day and can drink up to 136 liters of water at a time.