African Elephant - Tanzania
African Elephant in Tanzania.
Male elephants weight over 4,5 tonnes and females 3 tonnes. Elephants are the largest land animales. They eat over 125kg of food a day and drink over 500litres of water. They go through six sets of teeth in their lives, and die when their teeth eventually wear out.
Elephant tusks may grow to over 100kg.
November 2011.