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2. African elephant - Wikipedia

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   Number of African elephants Men with African elephant tusks in Dar es Salaam, c. 1900. Both species are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and poaching for the illegal ivory trade is a threat in several range countries as well.

3. Size, Tusks, and Ears: How African and Asian Elephants Differ

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   This also means that African elephants are taller than Asian elephants. African elephants are 10-12 feet tall and weigh 8,000-12,000 pounds, while Asian elephants are 7-10 feet tall and weigh ...

4. African forest elephant - Wikipedia

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   The African forest elephant's tusks are straight and point downwards, [4] and are present in both males and females. [13] The African forest elephant has pink tusks, which are thinner and harder than the tusks of the African bush elephant. The length and diameter vary between individuals. [12]

5. The Multifaceted Role of Elephant Tusks: Tools, Weapons, and ...

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   Elephants are one of the most sophisticated tool-using animals on the planet, and that’s thanks to both their big brains and the combination of both tusks and a trunk. These animals are capable ...

6. Category:African elephants - Wikipedia

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   Articles related to the African elephants (genus Loxodonta), a group comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are social herbivores with grey skin.

7. File:Physical Differences Between African and Asian Elephants ...

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   KEY: (1.) African elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants. (2.) An Asian elephant has a twin-domed head with an indent in the middle and African elephants have a fuller and more rounded head. (3.) All African elephants, males and females, have tusks, for as a small percentage of male and female Asian elephants have tusks. (4.) An ...

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

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   Elephants can even recognize a deceased family member’s tusks and show signs of grief when they encounter the bodies or bones of their loved ones. Colors and Shape It’s not just friendly faces ...

9. Proboscidea - Wikipedia

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   The lower tusks are generally smaller than the upper tusks, but could grow to large sizes in some species, like in Deinotherium (which lacks upper tusks), where they could grow over 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long, the amebelodontid Konobelodon has lower tusks 1.61 metres (5.3 ft) long, with the longest lower tusks ever recorded being from the ...