The male elephant is much larger than the female. Both sexes have brownish, grey skin has folds and may be one inch thick places. Their ears are large and fan-like and they have large tusks.
Their natural home range is 500 miles and migratory patterns are taught form one generation to the next. These creatures, however, are now mostly restricted to parks and reserves. Their habitat formerly was the south Sahara. They can survive in forest bush or savannah.
The elephant has an ineffective digestive systems and digest only about 40 per cent of what they eat which can range from 100-1000 pounds a day. The wild elephant is a destructive eater, uprooting and scattering as much as it has eaten, often breaking down whole trees. Elephants eat almost anything green but grass, shoots and buds of trees and shrubs are preferred.
Elephants live in a complex matriarchal society normally composed of 8 to 15 related members and led by a dominant cow. Three or four generations of cows and calves spend their entire lives together with the exception of males, who leave the group at puberty. Groups of related families stay in fairly close range of each other and communicate often; these are called "kin groups". In times of danger, kin groups will mass and form "clans" of 200 or more.
This programme deals with the rehabilitation and care of abused horses in the Wild Coast area of South Africa, and is a must for anyone who really loves horses. You will ride on trails through the dramatic scenery of the Wild Coast, passing through beach lagoons and lush green game reserves.
The project is situated at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains to the west of the renowned Kruger National Park. The emphasis is in offering the students a unique bush experience on horseback, walking and driving, where attention is paid not only to the animals, but also to all aspects of local ecology. Volunteers complete an informal course to learn all about conservation in Africa.
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