Stats

Lifespan

60-70 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Herd

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Herd Safety

Status

Critically Endangered

About

This small elephant roams the dense, humid rainforests of the Congo Basin. It uses its tusks to dig up mineral-rich clay from deep underground for digestion.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Proboscidea

Family

Elephantidae

Genus

Loxodonta

Species

Loxodonta cyclotis