Elephant
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Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only survivin
African Bush Elephant
African bush elephant skeleton
African bush elephant with ears spread in a threat or attentive position and visible blood vessels
African bush elephant with its trunk raised, a behaviour often adopted when trumpeting
Elephantidae
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Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals which includes the living elephants, as well as a number of extinct genera like Mammuthus and Palaeoloxodon. They are large terrestr
Elephant
…africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk…
Elephas maximus
Stegotetrabelodon 11
Worn molar of Stegotetrabelodon, a primitive elephantid
Molar of a modern African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)