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- African Elephant - National Geographic KidsAfrican Elephant. An adult African elephant's trunk is about seven feet (two meters) long! It's actually an elongated nose and upper lip. Like most noses, trunks are for smelling. When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of its trunk into ...
- Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundWWF works with elephant range state governments, local people, and non-governmental partners to secure a future for this keystone species by thinking beyond protected areas. Although significant elephant populations are now confined to well-protected areas, less than 20% of African elephant habitat is under formal protection.
- Elephant - WikipediaCladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa. † Mammuthus Brookes, 1828. Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), the African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis ), and the Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ).
- Asian elephant, facts and information - National GeographicAsian elephants are one of three species of elephant, which also include savanna and forest elephants (collectively known as African elephants). For decades, scientists assumed Asian...
- About Elephants – International Elephant FoundationAn African elephant will go through six sets of molars in a lifetime. Later in life, a single molar can be 10-12 inches long and weigh more than eight lb., or 3.6 kg. An elephant’s molar is wide and flat, perfect for grinding. The surface of the molar differs between Asian and African elephants.
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