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  2. Discover Fascinating Facts About Elephants: The World’s ...

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    Yes, elephants are indeed mammals. In fact, elephants have the honor of being the biggest land mammal in the world. There are two types of elephants: African and Asian. They both have long trunks ...

  3. Exploring the Fascinating World of Elephant Trunks: Size ...

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    As the largest land mammal on the planet, it is no secret that African elephants are massive animals. Reaching between 10 and 13 feet tall and weighing between 2 and 8 tons, these creatures are ...

  4. Elephant - Wikipedia

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    The brain of an elephant weighs 4.5–5.5 kg (10–12 lb) compared to 1.6 kg (4 lb) for a human brain. [79] It is the largest of all terrestrial mammals. [80] While the elephant brain is larger overall, it is proportionally smaller than the human brain. At birth, an elephant's brain already weighs 30–40% of its adult weight.

  5. African elephant - Wikipedia

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    They are among the world's most intelligent species. With a mass of just over 5 kg (11 lb), the elephant brain is larger than that of any other terrestrial animal. The elephant's brain is similar to a human brain in terms of structure and complexity; the elephant's cortex has as many neurons as that of a human brain, [43] suggesting convergent ...

  6. Today is Elephant Appreciation Day — here are 18 surprising ...

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    You might be surprised to learn that elephants are pregnant for 22 months, and that they have eyelashes that are 5 inches long. Today is Elephant Appreciation Day — here are 18 surprising facts ...

  7. Elephantidae - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. The Critical Role of Elephants in Ecosystem Balance (and What ...

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    How Many Elephants Are in the World? There are about 415,000 African elephants and about 50,000 Asian elephants worldwide. ©Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock.com. According to the IUCN, ...

  9. List of elephant species by population - Wikipedia

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    Common name Binomial name/Trinomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image African bush elephant: Loxodonta africana: 352,000 [1]: EN [1] [1]The population has been reduced dramatically (african elephant populations in 18 countries declined by ~30%) since a mass ivory sell off by southern african countries in the early 2000's to present time.

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