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

Conservation unit in South Africa explains its protection and research work on World Elephant Day