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elephant

Large terrestrial mammals from Africa and Asia

Species / taxonorganisms known by a particular common name taxonQ7378

Scientific name: Elephantidae

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Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive grey skin. The trunk is prehensile, bringing food and water to the mouth and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in communication. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.

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Color: grey
Members / parts: elephant's trunk
elephant tusk
Subclass of: mammal
Related category: Category:Songs about elephants category contains: song written about this topic
Height: 4 m
Taxon common name: Elephant
Éléphant
Elefant
Elefante
Ελέφαντας
हाथी
ゾウ
코끼리
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Слон
ช้าง
गजः
فيل
Gajah
Слон
象
Voi
ہاتھی
象
யானை
ఏనుగు
ആന
Fil
Փղեր
slon
elefant
slon
Ajinakú geli
Has characteristic: elephant cognition
Has list: list of individual elephants
Main food source: plant
Different from: Elefant criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: Elefant
Fil criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: fil
Social media followers: 26,441(May 24, 2023) subreddit: elephants
Female form of label: slonica
Taxon known by this common name: Elephantidae
Asian elephant
African bush elephant
This taxon is source of: elephant tusk

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