Buka umthombo wala Indlovu

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'''Izindlovu''' ([[igama lesayensi]]: ''Elephantidae'') ziy[[izilwane ezincelisayo]] ezihlala [[i-Afrika|e-Afrika]] [[i-Eshiya|ne-Eshiya]]. Zimbili izinhlobo zez'''indlovu''', yilezo okuthiwa [[indlovu yase-Afrika]] ''(Loxodonta)'' ne[[Indlovu yase-Eshiya|ndlovu yase-Eshiya]] ''(Elephas)''. 

Izindlovu yizilwane ezikhulu emhlabeni wonke futhi yizilwane zihlakaniphile kakhulu! Kukhona izinhlobo ezimbili zezindlovu e-Asia futhi e-Africa.<ref>https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant</ref> Zahlala indawo yonke yase-Afrika.  Abantu bahlaba izindlovu ngoba bafuna izinyo lendlovu. La mazinyo ayigugu kodwa manje ezizweni zikhulu zingavumelani nomthetho ukuzithengisa<ref>https://www.environment.gov.za/response_question_increase_elephant_poaching_south_africa{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>.
 
Izindlovu zinamandla zinkulu. Zinesikhumba esibambene noma esihlangene kodwa zithanda ukuzibhaceka ngoba udaka luvikela izikhumba zazo elangeni futhi kwizilwanyaze. Izindlovu zinezindlebe ezinkulu. Lezi zindlebe ziyazigwagwaza futhi zisiza ukuzipholisa<ref>https://asknature.org/strategy/large-ears-aid-cooling/#.W-sorfZFyM8</ref>.
Kukhona izinhlobo ezimbili zezindlovu emhlabeni namuhla<ref>https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant</ref>

 
Izindlovu zihlala emihlambeni kodwa izinkunzi zahlala oyedwa. Uma amavukana ane-12 izinsuku zishiye umhlambi futhi ahlala kanye namavukana nentanga akhe. Izindlovu zingaphila ngaphezu kuna-60 noma 70 iminyaka kodwa ziyafa uma amazinyo azo edleka futhi azingadli kahle<ref>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-elephant/</ref>.  Izindlovu zisaba abantu kuphela kodwa uma zibuthakathaka amabhubhesi angazibulala. 

==Imithombo==
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