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*''Elephas africanus'' <br /><small>Blumenbach, 1797</small> | *''Elephas africanus'' <br /><small>Blumenbach, 1797</small> | ||
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The '''African bush elephant''' (''Loxodonta africana'') is the larger of the two species of [[African elephant]]. Both it and the African forest elephant have in the past been classified as a single species, known simply as the '''African elephant''', but recent preliminary evidence has seen the forest elephant classified as a distinct species (although this status is not conclusively accepted due to concerns over conservation strategies until the reclassification is formalised).<ref name=IUCN/> | The '''African bush elephant''' (''Loxodonta africana'') is the larger of the two species of [[African elephant]]. Both it and the African forest elephant have in the past been classified as a single species, known simply as the '''African elephant''', but recent preliminary evidence has seen the forest elephant classified as a distinct species (although this status is not conclusively accepted due to concerns over conservation strategies until the reclassification is formalised).<ref name=IUCN/> | ||
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== Social behavior == | == Social behavior == | ||
[[File:Serengeti Elefantenbulle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Male African bush elephant in | [[File:Serengeti Elefantenbulle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Male African bush elephant in Serengeti, [[Tanzania]].]] | ||
[[File:Kruger Elephant.JPG|thumb|left|240px|Elephant At | [[File:Kruger Elephant.JPG|thumb|left|240px|Elephant At Kruger National Park South Africa.]] | ||
Adult males usually live alone. Herds are made up of related females and their young, led by the eldest female, called the [[matriarch]]. Infrequently, an adult male goes with them, but those usually leave the herd when reaching adolescence to form bachelor herds with other elephants of the same age. Later, they lead a solitary life, approaching the female herds only during the mating season. Nevertheless, elephants do not get too far from their families and recognize them when re-encountered. Sometimes, several female herds can blend for a time, reaching even hundreds of individuals.{{citation needed|date = June 2015}} | Adult males usually live alone. Herds are made up of related females and their young, led by the eldest female, called the [[matriarch]]. Infrequently, an adult male goes with them, but those usually leave the herd when reaching adolescence to form bachelor herds with other elephants of the same age. Later, they lead a solitary life, approaching the female herds only during the mating season. Nevertheless, elephants do not get too far from their families and recognize them when re-encountered. Sometimes, several female herds can blend for a time, reaching even hundreds of individuals.{{citation needed|date = June 2015}} | ||
