Knowra Loxodonta Loxodonta Loxodonta is a genus of African elephants, including the living African bush elephant and African forest elephant. Its members are distinguished from Asian elephants by features including large ears and two finger-like projections at the trunk tip.
African bush elephant : The largest living land animal, native to savannas and other habitats across sub-Saharan Africa. This is the larger living species in Loxodonta.
Elephant trunk : A muscular, elongated nose used by elephants for breathing, smelling, grasping, and communication. The trunk combines fine manipulation with powerful lifting in both living species.
African elephant conservation : Efforts to protect African elephants, their habitats, and the ecological processes they support. Both Loxodonta species face habitat loss, poaching, and population fragmentation.
Elephant evolution : The evolutionary history and diversification of elephants and their extinct relatives. Loxodonta is one branch of a much older elephant lineage.
African forest elephant : A smaller African elephant species adapted to the forests of Central and West Africa. This is the other living species in Loxodonta.
Elephant communication : The exchange of information among elephants through sound, touch, chemical signals, and visual displays. African elephants communicate with calls, body signals, and low-frequency rumbles.
Ivory trade : The commercial exchange of elephant tusks and products made from their ivory. Demand for ivory has driven poaching of African elephants.
African elephant species complex : The close evolutionary relationship and taxonomic debate surrounding African bush and forest elephants. Genetic evidence supports treating the two living forms as distinct species.
Elephantidae : The family of elephants, including living elephants and several extinct relatives. Loxodonta is one of the two living genera in this family.
Infrasound : Sound with frequencies below the lower limit of typical human hearing, about 20 hertz. Some elephant calls use low frequencies that can travel long distances.
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