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The African elephant are the two species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta. This is one of the two living genera in Elephantidae.

Female elephants travel in herds and male elephants travel alone and sometimes in bachelor groups.

Fossil Loxodonta have only been found in Africa, where they developed in the middle Pliocene.

Males of the African bush elephant can grow to 3.64 meters (12 feet) tall at the shoulder and weigh 5455 kg (12,000 lbs). It is the largest living elephant. Females may reach 3 meters (10 feet) and weigh 3636 kg to 4545 kg (8,000 to 10,000 lbs).