1. OUT OF
AFRICAN
SAFARI AT
ELEPHANT CAPE BUFFALO KRUGER
Largest land mammal Massive animal with short neck, ox-like
NATIONAL
PARK
Length: 22'8" – 25' (includes barrel shape, short legs
outstretched trunk) Horns in both sexes and flaring to the
Weight: 6,600 – 11,000 lbs. side
Tusks diverge and curve forward Length: 8' – 11'4"
Huge ears Height: 4'8" – 5'4"
Habitat: Rain forests to subdeserts, Weight: 1,100 – 1,540 lbs.
swamps, and seashores Habitat: Savanna and never far from
Breeding: 1 calf born after gestation of water
22 months Breeding: Year-round in some area;
Cohesive herd of nine to 11 females seasonal in others; 1 calf after 11
and calves month gestation
Males leave at 12 years and wander Sociable and stay in herds
alone or live with other males
5
Bulls past their prime associate in
bachelor groups or alone
In search of
the BIG