Fission Fusion Society :
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are the largest land animals on earth. They are incredibly social organisms that live in a “fission-fusion” society, where the members of the group are relatively stable, but the composition of the group changes over time. Fission-fusion societies are able to adapt to changes in their physical and social environment and behave accordingly. This characteristic in the African elephant population makes them a very good model to study social structure as well as group dynamics.
African elephant's size relative to a 6-ft man.
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