It is said that the 'King of Beasts' has always been the lion, monarch of all predators. But the hierarchy of authority in the animal kingdom - perhaps better described as the food chain - is not all dominated by red tooth and sharp claw. The most influential creature on the African continent in terms of landscape alteration, water-course adjustment, seed dispersal and sheer dominant strength has to be Loxodonta Africana - the elephant.
