{"id":1354,"date":"2018-03-31T18:22:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T21:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gabrielpaladinophoto.wordpress.com\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:56:12","slug":"elephant-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2018\/03\/31\/elephant-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant family"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/890\/39334331470_8f4fc34820_b.jpg' \/><\/p>\n<div>Loxodonta africana<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 African Elephant \/ African bush elephant \/ African savanna elephant<br \/>\n\u2022 Elefante Africano \/ elefante africano de sabana<\/p>\n<p>Scientific classification<br \/>\nKingdom:Animalia<br \/>\nPhylum:Chordata<br \/>\nClass:Mammalia<br \/>\nOrder:Proboscidea<br \/>\nFamily:Elephantidae<br \/>\nGenus:Loxodonta<br \/>\nSpecies:L. africana<\/p>\n<p>Mankwe dam, Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South 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