African elephants are the largest animals on earth. Some males can exceed 6 tons, while females can reach over 4 tons. The energy required to move such a mass across the Savannah in search of ...

She said the elephants lived until the last Ice Age. Modern African elephants can grow up to 3.3m (11ft) tall at the shoulder, whereas the palaeoloxodon could reach up to 4.5m (15ft). "This ...

African elephants are the largest land mammals on ... The oldest known living land animal is Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise who is roughly 190 years old. From his native home in the ...