Location: Chikwawa (about 60km from Blantyre )
Area: 70000 hectares
Country : Malawi Africa
Majete Wildlife Reserve
with the shire river forming its eastern boundary, part consists of 70000 hectares of land and contain about 3500 animal including Africa Elephants
Scientific name: Loxodonta
Height: African bush elephant: 3.5 m
Gestation period: African bush elephant: 22 months
Mass: African bush elephant: 6500 kg, African forest elephant: 2700 kg
Lifespan: African bush elephant: 50 – 70 years, African forest elephant: 50 – 70 years
Fossil remains of Loxodonta have been found only in Africa. However, seq analysis of DNA extracted from fossils of an extinct elephant species undermines the validity of the genus
