Hi, I’m Ricky and I’m 15 years old. I live in a game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal and I’d like to tell you more about elephants. I hope you enjoy my fun #factfriday! The different species are known as the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus). Both...
Lets kick off the return of #factfriday with heart-warming facts about two very special African animal families. No doubt this festive season saw many of you gathered with loved ones to eat ridiculous amounts of food, sharing stories and playing games. Christmas has a way of bringing families together, allowing time for creating those cherished...
Ivory has been desired since antiquity and sadly continues to be desired because it is easy to carve into intricate decorative items for the very wealthy. Despite changes in regulations in Africa over the past 100 years, the ivory trade continues to thrive driven by the demand for it in parts of Asia. Lets explore...
Today is #worldanimalday ! World Animal Day all started when Heinrich Zimmerman, a German writer, publisher of the magazine Mensch bud Hundred (Man and Dog) and animal activist, wanted to start a movement for the prevention of cruelty to animals. He organised the first World Animal Day on 24 March 1925 in Berlin and moved...
The African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the largest and heaviest living land mammal on earth, with an adult elephant weighing between 2,270-6,350kg and can grow as tall as 13ft. Despite their size, elephants can walk almost silently. ‘A thick epidermal layer of tissue acts as an incredible shock absorber, it helps maintain grip on the...
World Elephant Day is a day for raising awareness to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants. The increase in poaching, habitat loss, droughts due to climate change, human-elephant conflict and neglect, mistreatment and abuse in captivity are some of the threats to both African and Asian elephants. African Elephant populations have been classified...
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