African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
gardeners of the rain forest
Happy elephant w grass hat grazing on the flooded areas of Loango National Park (Gabon) when water recedes after 9 months (yearly) and fresh greens sprout immediately [2 + 3 img stills from video]
Gabon is an important stronghold with about 60% of the remaining forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis)
The magnificent, intelligent, and highly endangered forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) made headlines in March this year (2020) when the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updated its status to critically endangered. The species extinction has been announced for 2025...
African forest elephants are smaller in size and darker grey in colour. Their tusks are straighter and thinner, and they point downward rather than curving outward. Their ears are more rounded or oval-shaped and they have five toenails on their forefeet and four toenails on their hindfeet; African bush elephants, in contrast, have four toenails on their forefeet and three toenails on their hindfeet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WwgiFK9KzE
https://elephantcrisisfund.org/the-hidden-elephants/
https://www.britannica.com/animal/African-forest-elephant
