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Elephant

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Most Funny and Cute Baby Elephant Videos Compilation

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CUte Elephant - Funny Elephants Trolling Human Compilation

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#Elephant imitating the girl’s dance 🐘💃 | #animalplanet #shorts

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Elephants 101 | Nat Geo Wild

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Woolly Mammoth VS Elephant

Elephants, the largest existing land animals, are mammals of the family Elephantidae. Three species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. Elephantidae is the only surviving family of the order Proboscidea; extinct members include the mastodons. The family Elephantidae also contains several now-extinct groups, including the mammoths and straight-tusked elephants. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears, and convex or level backs. Distinctive features of all elephants include a long trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, massive legs, and tough but sensitive skin. The trunk, also called a proboscis, is used for breathing, bringing food and water to the mouth, and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in communication. The pillar-like legs carry their great weight.
    • Etymology 

    • Taxonomy 

    • Evolution and extinct relatives 

    • Anatomy 

    • Ears and eyes 

    • Trunk 

    • Teeth 

    • Tusks 

    • Skin 

    • Legs, locomotion, and posture 

    • Organs 

    • Body temperature 

    • Behaviour and life history 

    • Social organisation 

    • Musth 

    • Mating 

    • Birth and development 

    • Communication 

    • Intelligence and cognition 

    • Status 

    • Threats 

    • Working animal 

    • Warfare 

    • Zoos and circuses 

    • Attacks 

    • Cultural depictions