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  2. Elephant - Wikipedia

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    The Asian elephant lives in areas with some of the highest human populations and may be confined to small islands of forest among human-dominated landscapes. Elephants commonly trample and consume crops, which contributes to conflicts with humans, and both elephants and humans have died by the hundreds as a result.

  3. Lordosis behavior - Wikipedia

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    Lordosis behavior (/ l ɔːr ˈ d oʊ s ɪ s / [1]), also known as mammalian lordosis (Greek lordōsis, from lordos "bent backward" [1]) or presenting, is the naturally occurring body posture for sexual receptivity to copulation present in females of most mammals including rodents, elephants, cats, and humans.

  4. African elephant - Wikipedia

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    Skeleton of Jumbo, a young African bush elephant bull, compared to a human. The African bush elephant is the largest terrestrial animal. Under optimal conditions where individuals are capable of reaching full growth potential, mature fully grown females are 2.47–2.73 m (8 ft 1 in – 8 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder and weigh 2,600–3,500 kg ...

  5. How Heavy Poaching Has Led to Tuskless Elephants - AOL

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    There are two broad species of elephants, the African and Asian elephants.Both sexes of African elephants still have tusks. However, a recent study revealed that many females are born tuskless ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Elephant communication - Wikipedia

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    When comparing an elephant's vocal folds to those of a human, an elephant's are longer, thicker, and have a larger cross-sectional area. In addition, they are tilted at 45 degrees and positioned more anteriorly than a human's vocal folds. [18] From various experiments, the elephant larynx is shown to produce various and complex vibratory phenomena.

  8. The Science Behind the Incredible Long-Term Memory of Elephants

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    This is the brain area that stores long-term memories. Elephant brains are structured similarly to human brains, which means they are capable of a wide variety of intellectual abilities, including ...

  9. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Anggitay – A strictly-female creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a horse. Centaur – A creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a horse. Khepri – The dung beetle-headed Egyptian God. Kinnara – Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology. Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half ...