African Elephant Facts Elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror. Elephants can’t jump. Elephants are the worlds largest land animals. Info COMMON NAME: African Elephant SCIENTIFIC NAME: Loxodonta africana TYPE: Mammals DIET: Herbivore GROUP NAME: Herd AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 70 years SIZE: Height at the shoulder: 8.2 to 13 feet WEIGHT: 2.5 to 7 tons SIZE RELATIVE TOContinue reading “African Elephants”
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Capybara
Capybara facts Other animals use capybaras as furniture Capybaras teeth never stop growing An adult capybara weighs as much as an adult human Capybaras are the world’s largest rodent. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris TYPE: Mammal AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 7 years SIZE: 4.6 feet long: up to 2 feet high at shoulders Where they live:Continue reading “Capybara”
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