Loxodonta africana; African Bush Elephant

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Loxodonta africana; African Bush Elephant

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Loxodonta africana
African Bush Elephant

Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0813 0018 (2013-08-06)

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date of photo Sep 23, 2011

location Masai Mara Game Reserve, Rift Valley Province (Kenya)

notes The African bush elephant or African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the larger of the two species of African elephant. Both it and the African forest elephant have usually been classified as a single species, known simply as the African elephant, however recent evidence has seen the forest elephant classified as a distinct species. Some authorities still consider the currently available evidence insufficient for splitting African elephants into two species.

CalAcademy slide # African Elephants Bathing 111008 _7003110

photo category: Animal - Mammal

original filename: African Elephants Bathing 111008 _7003110.jpg

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common names African Bush Elephant, African Elephant, African Savannah Elephant (photographer)

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