Safari in Tarangire National Park 

African Elephants (Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis)
Largest living land mammal
Distinguishing features:
A proboscis or trunk
Relatively large ears
Long tusks
Columnar legs
Thick skin (pachydermous)
Lack of hair on most of adult body
Tip of trunk to tip of tail 7-8.8m
Ears: Very large; 2 times the size those of the Asian elephant
Home Range: 6 to 580 square miles
Savannah/bush elephants: Primarily eat grasses, including sedges. Also consume forbs and woody vegetation (leaves, shrubs, trees)