Elephants
Elephants comprise the Order Proboscidea which in turn includes one family, Elephantidea and three species, the African elephant, the Asiatic elephant, and the African forest elephant.
Elephants (Order Proboscidea)
Elephants (Order Proboscidea)
Elephants (Order Proboscidea)
About Elephants' Trunks
An African elephant's trunk is a muscular, flexible extension of the upper lip and the nose. The tip of the trunk has two fingerlike growths that enables them to grasp food and other small objects. They use their trunks to strip vegetation from branches and to pull grasses from the ground.
An African elephant's trunk is a muscular, flexible extension of the upper lip and the nose. The tip of the trunk has two fingerlike growths that enables them to grasp food and other small objects. They use their trunks to strip vegetation from branches and to pull grasses from the ground.
Elephas Maximus (Asiatic elephant)
The Asiatic elephant (Asiatic elephant) weighs between 3000 and 5000 kg and has grey or brown skin. Their ears are smaller than those of the African Elephant and the in habit scrub forests and jungles.
The Asiatic elephant (Asiatic elephant) weighs between 3000 and 5000 kg and has grey or brown skin. Their ears are smaller than those of the African Elephant and the in habit scrub forests and jungles.
All About Elephants
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African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is among the largest land animals alive today. Adults grow to heights of 13 to 16 feet and weights of 4 to 7 tons. The African elephant has larger ears than the Asian elephant and its two front incisors grow into large tusks that curve forward.
The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is among the largest land animals alive today. Adults grow to heights of 13 to 16 feet and weights of 4 to 7 tons. The African elephant has larger ears than the Asian elephant and its two front incisors grow into large tusks that curve forward.