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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.
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin . It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in).
The word elephant is derived from the Latin word elephas (genitive elephantis) ' elephant ', which is the Latinised form of the ancient Greek ἐλέφας (elephas) (genitive ἐλέφαντος (elephantos [1])), probably from a non-Indo-European language, likely Phoenician. [2]
SEF shared a video recently of Dok Gaew playing in the grass with a tire. He uses his trunk and legs to roll it, he sits on it, and he even gets tired enough to lay down and rest after all the fun ...
This is her first time walking free,” Aaron said in the clip and explained that she was a logging and breeding elephant before the rescue. “Poor girl has lost 3 babies to the practice. That ...
The largest extant proboscidean is the African bush elephant, with a world record of size of 4 m (13.1 ft) at the shoulder and 10.4 t (11.5 short tons). [2] In addition to their enormous size, later proboscideans are distinguished by tusks and long, muscular trunks, which were less developed or absent in early proboscideans.
This Elephant Is a Really Good Painter If you've ever wanted to feel bad about your artistic skills, then allow us to introduce you to Suda, the incredibly talented painting elephant.