Elephant Facts - Defenders of Wildlife. Habitat loss is one of the key threats facing elephants.
Many climate change projections indicate that key portions of elephants’ habitat will become significantly hotter and drier, resulting in poorer foraging conditions and threatening calf survival. Increasing conflict with human populations taking over more and more elephant habitat and poaching for ivory are additional threats that are placing the elephant’s future at risk. © Geoff Hall.
African Elephant Printout. The African Elephant is the largest living land animal (larger than the Asian Elephant).
These mammals have very strong social bonds and live in family groups headed by a female (called a cow). Males (called bulls) occasionally join the group. Elephants are excellent swimmers. African Elephant Facts and Pictures. ANIMAL BYTES - African Elephant.