20 Free Photos of African Forest Elephant

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Plate XV.
1. Rhinoceros

2. African Elephant

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Forest elephants have thinner, straighter, and pinker tusks than savannah elephants. Unfortunately, forest elephants are in decline and some consumers prefer forest elephant ivory. Credit: Richard Rug

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Both sexes in African elephants have ivory tusks. Elephant males have bigger, thicker tusks than females. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Forest elephant family group in a rainforest clearing. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Elephants digging for minerals to eat. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Elephants can be individually recognized by their ear shape and patterns. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Elephant males throughout their lives challenge one another to establish dominance. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Elephants "know" and recognize one another and go through elaborate greetings when they encounter other elephants they know. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Female forest elephants have a close bond with all of their families for all their lives. A mother with offspring drinking from a spring. Credit: Michelle Gadd/USFWS

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Forest elephants gather at clearings, which unfortunately makes them susceptible to ambush by poachers. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Undisturbed, elephants can live to be sixty years old. Their tusks grow throughout their life. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Elephant males throughout their lives challenge one another to establish dominance. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS

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Forest elephants socialize and get minerals at clearings in the rainforest like Mbeli Bai. Credit: Michelle Gadd/USFWS

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