African Forest Elephant Behaviour and life-style

in animals •  7 years ago 

The African Forest Elephant chiefly uses its vast tusks for dig for roots within the ground and to strip the bark off trees. The African Forest Elephant additionally uses its tusks to defend itself from predators like Lions, and to fight with different male African Forest Elephants throughout the sexual practice season. Males area unit typically fairly solitary however females and their young kind tiny family teams called herds. this permits the additional vulnerable offspring to be additional simply protected. African Forest Elephants communicate through a series of low-frequency calls that they're able to sight from a couple of kilometres away.


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