- Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among other uses
- African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The presence of African elephants helps to maintain suitable habitats for many other species In central African forests, up to 30 percent of tree species may require elephants to help with dispersal and germination
- Top 10 Elephant Facts - World Wildlife Fund
Though elephants are native to only Africa and Asia, they hold significant cultural and symbolic meaning around the world WWF focuses on conserving the world's largest land mammal in landscapes across both Asia and Africa
- Tackling critical threats facing Asian elephants | Stories | WWF
Unfortunately, the elephants in Southeast Asia and China are facing critical threats to their survival, with only around 8,000 to 11,000 left in eight countries: Cambodia, China, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam
- Asian Elephant | Species | WWF
Elephants and many other wildlife species are now finding their historical corridors and forest habitats fragmented and destroyed This is pushing people and wildlife into closer proximity to each other, resulting in increased negative, and often dangerous interactions
- What is ivory and why does it belong on elephants?
We’ve all seen photographs of majestic elephants sporting long, off-white tusks on either side of their trunks This ivory is both beautiful on the animals and essential to the species’ survival But what exactly is it?
- African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Learn about African forest elephants, as well as the threats this species faces, what WWF is doing to protect its future, and how you can help
- African savanna elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African savanna elephants are the largest species of elephant and the biggest terrestrial animal on Earth They are easily distinguished by their very large ears—which allow them to radiate excess heat—and front legs which are noticeably longer than the hind legs
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