African elephant herd in Kruger National Park
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Channel: screenshot · 2011 · Pets & Animals
From well to tree and from forest back to well, sums up a day in the life of the elephant. The females live in herds with their young, while the males are usually solitary. Once every two years, after a gestation period of approximately 19 months, female elephants give birth to a calf. The calf is included in the herd and is thus ensured of plenty of protection. There are currently some 8,000 elephants in the Kruger Park. This is actually too many. An adult elephant needs 300 kilos of leaves a day and the forest can hardly keep up with that pace. With no natural enemies the most important control is culling. Of course, this is done only after careful research. In order to spread out the herds of elephant and other animals, park management has dug some 4,000 water holes or wells across the park. With the help of these wells the movements of the animals can, to some extent, be guided. A very efficient instrument, if you would rather not have them at certain locations. olifant - African elephant - loxodonta africana - Elefanten - elephant - olifant - Elefanter - Éléphant - elefantes, elefántidos - Elefanti - Elefante - Filgiller Info HighRes Imagery: http://www.stockshot.nl/ © All Rights reserved by Fauna Film B.V. http://www.faunafilm.nl
