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  2. Elephant - Wikipedia

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    Female Asian elephants tend to have more fluid social associations. [101] In Sri Lanka, there appear to be stable family units or "herds" and larger, looser "groups". They have been observed to have "nursing units" and "juvenile-care units". In southern India, elephant populations may contain family groups, bond groups, and possibly clans.

  3. Burma (elephant) - Wikipedia

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    Burma (born 1982) is an Asian elephant at Monarto Safari Park in South Australia. Born in Myanmar (then known as Burma), she lived in New Zealand's Auckland Zoo from 1990 to 2024, with the elephant Kashin until she was euthanised in 2009. From this time she was the only elephant in her enclosure until a female elephant named Anjalee arrived in ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. African forest elephant - Wikipedia

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    The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush 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). As with other African ...

  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 cognition - Wikipedia

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    Female elephants are able to remember and distinguish the contact calls of female family and bond group members from those of females outside of their extended family network. They can also distinguish between the calls of family units depending upon how frequently they came across them.

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

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    Elephant herds are made of relatives. Female elephants stay with the herd for their lifetime, but young males may leave. When they re-encounter their family herd, the reunion is friendly ...

  9. Kamala (elephant) - Wikipedia

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    At the time of their arrival, the trio made up the largest group of Sri Lankan elephants in North America. [1] While residing at Calgary Zoo, she gave birth to three calves, two of which survived. [8] Calvin, [a] a male, was born in June 1986 and weighed 293 lb (133 kg), [9] while Maharani, a female, was born in 1990 [5] and weighed 150 kg (330 ...