African Savannah Elephant
Native to the savannahs and mountains of Sub-Saharan Africa, the African savannah elephant (or Loxodonta africana) is a large, thickset mammal with grey skin and a characteristic trunk used for vocalising, drinking and grasping food.
Both sexes of the species have tusks, and both are known for their intelligence and strong social bonds, especially the bond between mothers and their babies. Female herds bond for life and, even if a herd splits up, the females will remember and communicate with family members they may come across later in life.
As the largest living terrestrial animal, African elephant bulls grow to stand 3.04m to 3.36m tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 5,200kg and 6,900kg. Females are smaller, at 2.47m to 2.73m tall and weigh between 2,600kg to 3,500kg.
Loxodonta africana
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 20% | 40% |
| Sand | 10% | 40% |
| Soil | 20% | 40% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Waterlogged | 10% | 40% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 3
African savannah group3
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 4 or higher 7
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 3 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 6
- Gyro Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Skittle Toy · score 50 · $100
- Large Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Musical Keyboard Toy · score 150 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
Enrichment target: toys 40 + 60 per additional adult; feeders 5 + 8 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Leaves and Branches + Hay
- Food / drink amount
- 10 / 50
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $1,322 / $1,884 / $1,884
- Feeders
- Food Trough - Small, Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Barrel Feeder - Large, Barrel Feeder - Hanging, Melon Feeder, Fixed Roller Feeder - Large, Suspended High Grazer Feeder, Tree Scatter Feeder, Veggie Jelly Cake, Wall Feeder - Large, Wall Feeder - Small, Wall Feeder - Medium
- Lifespan
- 60–86 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 10 yr / 20 yr / 38 yr / 60 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 1.83 yr / 9 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.2
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- All seasons
- Dominance
- Stable dominant female in female herd. Male dominance in bachelor pods changes depending on age/aggression.
- Ecosystem roles
- Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, High Browsers, Terrestrial Foragers
- Wild population
- 320,000
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Elephants are social animals, the exception being mature males who usually live alone. Females live in closely bonded family herds – including their young – and will travel and forage together. Herds have a matriarch; an older female who uses her experience to guide the group, and the group will care for each other, helping to raise babies. Elephants have even been known to grieve at the death of a group member. African Savannah elephants may travel 80 kilometres a day searching for food, water and mates.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Loxodonta africana
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland, Wetlands
- Continent
- Africa
- Cohabitation groups
- African savannah group3
- Content
- Base game