African Elephant (Zoo Tycoon 2)

The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is an animal included in the original Zoo Tycoon 2 game. The African elephant becomes adoptable in campaign and challenge modes after achieving a 4-star zoo rating.

Distribution & Conservation Status
The African elephant falls under the Savannah Africa location and is marked as endangered. In reality, there are two species of African elephant. The one in the game is the African bush elephant and the IUCN marks it vulnerable. African elephants are found primarily in Middle and Southern Africa.

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Proboscidea

Family: Elephantidae

Genus: Loxodonta

Species: Loxodonta africana

Diet & Enrichment
The African elephant is defined as an ambivore, a folivore, a graminivore, a granivore, an apple-eater and a durian fruit-eater. It will use food dishes, wooden troughs, metal troughs, elevated food dishes, substrate piles and browsers. The African elephant uses pursuit balls, easels and car tires.

Shelter & Space
The African elephant uses the elephant house and the shade structure. A single African elephant requires a space of 320 while each additional African elephant requires another 80.