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Mali Elephant (Loxodonta Africana). Migratory patterns. Contents. 3. Charecteristics 4. What it eats and Ecological impacts 5. Habitat and Where it lives 6. Adaption to its Environment 7. Where does it migrate to and How does it migrate 8. Why does it Migrate and When does it migrate .
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Mali Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Migratory patterns
Contents • 3. Charecteristics • 4. What it eats and Ecological impacts • 5. Habitat and Where it lives • 6. Adaption to its Environment • 7. Where does it migrate to and How does it migrate • 8. Why does it Migrate and When does it migrate
Characteristics • Ear flaps • Trunk • Tusks • Wrinkles • Colour • Shape
What it eats and ecological impact • Mali Elephants eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark. • African elephants play a multifaceted ecological role and are a Keystone species
Habitat and Where it lives • Safe havens in Africa when they are not fenced in.
Adaptation to it’s environment • The matriach has to memorise their entire migration route and the watering holes along it.
Where does it migrate to and How does it Migrate Mali’s African elephants follow a counter-clockwise oval route dotted with water holes from the Niger River in the north to the Burkina Faso border in the south.
Why do they migrate and Whendo they migrate • Mali elephants must migrate to find the sizeable amounts of water and food that they need to survive. • Mali elephants migrate once every year (Anually)
