ELEPHANT

Largest land mammal

Length: 22'8" – 25' (includes outstretched trunk)

Weight: 6,600 – 11,000 lbs.

Tusks diverge and curve forward

Huge ears

Habitat: Rain forests to subdeserts, swamps, and seashores

Breeding: 1 calf born after gestation of 22 months

Cohesive herd of nine to 11 females and calves

Males leave at 12 years and wander alone or live with other males

CAPE BUFFALO

Massive animal with short neck, ox-like barrel shape, short legs

Horns in both sexes and flaring to the side

Length: 8' – 11'4"

Height: 4'8" – 5'4"

Weight: 1,100 – 1,540 lbs.

Habitat: Savanna and never far from water

Breeding: Year-round in some area; seasonal in others; 1 calf after 11 month gestation

Sociable and stay in herds

Bulls past their prime associate in bachelor groups or alone

OUT OF

AFRICAN

SAFARI AT

KRUGER

NATIONAL

PARK

In search of the

BIG 5