African Elephant at Majete wildlife reserve by Daveru Photography

in #africa7 years ago

Location: Chikwawa (about 60km from Blantyre )
Area: 70000 hectares
Country : Malawi Africa

Majete Wildlife Reserve

with the shire river forming its eastern boundary, part consists of 70000 hectares of land and contain about 3500 animal including Africa Elephants

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Scientific name: Loxodonta
Height: African bush elephant: 3.5 m
Gestation period: African bush elephant: 22 months
Mass: African bush elephant: 6500 kg, African forest elephant: 2700 kg
Lifespan: African bush elephant: 50 – 70 years, African forest elephant: 50 – 70 years

Fossil remains of Loxodonta have been found only in Africa. However, seq analysis of DNA extracted from fossils of an extinct elephant species undermines the validity of the genus

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My favourite animal - I grew up in a game reserve in what was then rhodesia - my dad was the chief game warden of the reserve and it was such a great life -the elephants would come around the house and demolish our veggie patch !!

it is great to get to know some was there and love wildlife... thank you for commenting on this... much appreciate this

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