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Cladistically 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 ).
As the world's largest land mammal, elephants have quite the commanding presence. But did you know elephants can't jump? Or that baby elephants lose their first set of teeth and tusks, just...
Elephants, the largest land mammals, still face being killed for their tusks. Help WWF’s elephant conservation efforts to fight poaching, conflict and habitat destruction.
What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look ...
Up to 70 years. Size: Height at the shoulder, 8.2 to 13 feet. Weight: 2.5 to seven tons. When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of water into its trunk at a time....
Elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males weighing up to six tonnes on average. And their trunks have some mad skills!
There are two species of African elephants—the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward.
