Description

The Schleich African Elephant Male is sculpted with his trunk raised in the air with a gaping mouth, as though he is making a trumpet sound. Featuring very fine detail all over it’s loose ‘wrinkled’ skin and curved tusks, this elephant figurine is completed with a hand-painted finish for a realistic look! Elephant bulls are considerably bigger than elephant cows. Reaching heights of almost four metres, they are the second largest land animals after giraffes. They also weigh five to six tonnes, which makes them the heaviest of all land animals. African elephant bulls usually leave their herd when they are about twelve years old. By then they are grown-up enough to find their own food and defend themselves, so they move through the country with other bulls or as a loner – in search of another herd. Fun Fact: Elephants recognise their own reflection. They are among the very few animals able to do this. Suitable for children aged + years.