Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae

Species on page

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus )

Mastadon ( )

Other connections

Related species

Related in name

Related pages

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

The nose knows

Elephant
South Africa

The nose knows

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Tanzania
June 19, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Tanzania
June 19, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Tanzania
June 19, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

Tusk, tusk, my friend

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Tanzania
June 19, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Tanzania
June 19, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Tanzania
June 19, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

Ellie drinking

Elephant
Etosha
Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Ellie

Elephant
Etosha
Namibia
August 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Ellie troop

Elephant
Etosha
Namibia
August 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Confident strut

Elephant
Etosha
Namibia
August 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Ellie drinking

Elephant
Etosha
Namibia
August 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Splash

Elephant
Etosha
Namibia
August 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Desert adapted

Desert elephants (Loxodonta africana
Hoanib Valley
Namibia August 19, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Elephants at the waterhole

Desert elephants (Loxodonta africana
Etosha
Namibia
August 14, 2018
GoPro Hero6 Black

Pachyderm procession

Elephant
Tarangire
Tanzania

Leopard on elephant

Near Moremi, Botswana

Placing elephants on a pedestal

Mating buoyantly

Ele
Chobe, Botswana
Chobe, Botswana
February 19, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Solitary

Ele
Chobe, Botswana
February 19, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Sand bath

Ele
Chobe, Botswana
February 19, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Snorkel

Ele
Chobe, Botswana
Chobe, Botswana
February 19, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Babe among giants

Ele
Chobe, Botswana
Chobe, Botswana
February 20, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Mother and child

Ele
Chobe River
Chobe, Botswana
February 20, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Elephant with grass

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Knysna, South Africa
January 23, 2016

Elephant branching out

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Knysna, South Africa
January 23, 2016

Baby elephant

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Knysna, South Africa
January 23, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Elephant skin

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Knysna, South Africa
January 23, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Bob and elephant

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Knysna, South Africa
January 23, 2016

Elephant next to my bed

During both of my last two nights in lion camp, a sizeable herd of elephants came into camp.
They were literally inches from where I was lying down - on the other side of the tent canvas. Despite their massive size, I did not hear them approach.
The first thing I noticed was a quiet scraping on the top of the tent.
Apparently. the larger elephants were gathering the pods with a sweeping motion of their trunks.

Botswana

Elephant footprints everywhere

In the morning, most of the ground was covered with elephant tracks.

Botswana

Jackal and ele poop

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas)
Okaukuejo, Etosha, Namibia
January 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Elephant rock art

Rock art
Elephant
Twyfelfontein, Namibia
August 21, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Elephantine keychain

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Real fan palm (Hyphaene petersiana), aka Makalani palm
From market in Windhoek
Namibia
November 25, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus )

A nose for color

India

A close look at elephant skin color

India

Palatial Pachyderm Palate

India

Indonesia

With Borobudur in the background
Java
August, 2012

Java
August, 2012

Wendy and Zarek elephanted

Elephants
Northern Thailand
July 4, 2000

Mahoot

Northern Thailand
July 4, 2000

Java
August, 2012

Java
August, 2012

Java
August, 2012

Mastadon

Close encounter

American mastodons (Mammut americanum)
Anza Borrego
March 29, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Misc

Elephantine entrance

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
Museum of Surgery

Elephants

Elephant rock

Elephants
Heimaey Island in the Westman Island group, Iceland
September 5, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Ganesha

Ganesh in the wetlands

Ganesha
Elephant
Emily Renzel Wetlands
March 5, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Closest relatives

Hyrax

Closest living relative!

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)

Manatees

Manatee face

Miami Seaquarium
May 9, 2014

Other connections

Elephant seal

Close mostly in name

Northern Elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
Año Nuevo
2008

Pachypodia

Pachypodia

Elephant's foot, Isalo, Madagascar

Elephant tree

Floral development

Related pages

Elephant birds

Last modified: March 6, 2021
renamed: November 12, 2018 (from elephants.html)
created: July 22, 2006
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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