For visitors to the popular Johannesburg Zoo, it was a chance to see Africa's largest land animal in real life. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementCarr told AFP the three elephants were the only ones remaining in an urban zoo environment on the entire continent. "They are the last three elephants showcased within an exhibition in a traditional zoo-type setting in South Africa and Africa," she said. - Compromised -When an AFP team visited Johannesburg Zoo, a group of small children pressed towards a viewing area shouting, "Elephant! South Africa is home to about 44,000 African savannah elephants, about 6,000 owned privately or by communities, the government said in August last year.