Tree bark is a favorite food source for elephants. It contains calcium and roughage, which aids digestion.

Three species are currently recognized: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).

Testosterone levels in an elephant in musth can be as much as 60 times greater than in the same elephant at other times, which helps them gain dominance and reproductive success.

Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild.

the rock hyrax, or rock badger, is a small furry mammal that lives in rocky landscapes across sub-Saharan Africa and along the coast of the Arabian peninsula in habitats with rocky crevices where it can hide from predators.

The elephant's trunk contains over 40,000 muscles, divided into as many as 150,000 individual units!

One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks.

Gestation in elephants typically lasts about two years.

At birth, elephants already weigh some 200 pounds and stand about 3 feet tall.

The giant elephant's name has spawned the common word, "jumbo", meaning large in size.