Sentinel

Featured animal:  African elephant (Loxodonta)

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Location:  Kenya

This is a contemporary realistic work of an African elephant.  The background colors reflect the setting of the dry grasslands of Africa.  African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects. And their large ears allow them to radiate excess heat. Upper incisor teeth develop into tusks in African elephants and grow throughout their lifetime. Both males and females have tusks. They use their powerful and sensitive trunks for smelling, touching, feeding, drinking, dusting, producing sounds, loading, defending and attacking. Elephants sometimes swim underwater and use their trunks as snorkels.