[Shabait] The African savanna elephant is the world's largest land animal. Adult elephants weigh up to 7,500 kilograms and stand almost four meters tall at the shoulder. The savanna elephant is one of three living elephant species. The African forest elephant is a smaller species in West and Central Africa. A third elephant species, the Asian elephant, lives in South and Southeast Asia. Around 100 years ago, there were over 5 million elephants in Africa. However, due to habitat loss and killing for the ivory tusks,