Elephant Community on Instagram: "The largest elephant ever recorded was an African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) shot in Angola in 1974. This massive bull weighed an estimated 12,000 kilograms (about 26,000 pounds) and stood around 4 meters (13 feet) tall at the shoulder—making him the biggest elephant ever documented. African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and while most are huge, this individual was truly exceptional in size, towering above even other bulls of his sp

Explain Animals on Instagram: "The largest elephant ever reliably recorded was an African bull elephant shot in Angola in 1956. He stood about 13 feet tall at the shoulder and was estimated to weigh close to 24,000 pounds, making him one of the heaviest land animals ever known. Most African elephants today are much smaller, usually weighing between 8,000 and 14,000 pounds. Sadly, giants like this are extremely rare now, as decades of hunting and habitat loss have reduced elephant populations. Th