Habitat
Elephants are very adaptable and occur from deserts to mountainous areas. However they prefer woodlands and savannah shrub-land, bush thickets, which are mostly areas with enough food (grass and leafy material) as well as enough fresh water.
Breeding herds up to 50 or more. When herds congregate a few hundred can gather with a matriarchs (adult cows) as leaders. Adult bulls are solitary, or gather in Bachelor herds, but they join breeding herds when cows are in oestrus. Elephants feed in large areas and congregate at water. When drinking at dams, pools or rivers, they are not fond of other animals close to them and will often chase them away, in some cases killing them. Despite their size, they are very fast and can move very softly. Elephants are of the most “intelligent” animals on earth.
The Elephant is one of the so called Big 5 animals, an old hunters term given to the 5 most dangerous animals to hunt in Africa. Elephants spend up to 18 hours a day feeding and adult bulls can consume more than 250 kg of vegetation per 24-hour period and need about 160 liters of water. Despite their size, they are deceptively fast. When angered they can charge at a speed of more than 45 km per hour over a short distance. They are good swimmers.
Resources:https://www.wildlifesouthafrica.com/blog/mammals-of-south-africa/lion-fact-file#:~:text=Lions%20used%20to%20occur%20throughout,Eastern%20parts%20of%20South%20Africa.