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Elephant. 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 ). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct ...
- Elephant Cognition
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- African Bush Elephant
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known...
- African Forest Elephant
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of...
- Elephantidae
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean...
- Asian Elephant
The Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ), also known as the...
- Palaeoloxodon
Palaeoloxodon is an extinct genus of elephant.The genus...
- Desert Elephant
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- African Elephants
African elephant. African elephants are members of the genus...
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African elephant. African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant ( L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis ). Both are social herbivores with grey skin, but differ in the size and colour of their tusks and in the shape and size of their ears and ...
Learn about elephants, the largest land mammals on earth, and their distinct characteristics, social behavior, and ecological importance. Find out how WWF is working to protect elephants from poaching, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflict.
The Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised— E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus.
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Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct. Only two genera, Loxodonta (African elephants) and Elephas (Asian elephants), are ...
The African elephant, Loxodonta africana, in Luanga National Park, Zambia. Elephants are large grey animals with big ears, long noses and ivory tusks. They are the biggest living land mammals. [1] The largest elephant recorded was shot in Angola, 1974. It weighed 27,060 lb (12.27 t) and stood 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) tall.
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The Indian elephant ( Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. The species is smaller than the African elephant species with a convex back and the highest body point on its head. The species exhibits significant sexual dimorphism with a male reaching an average ...