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ANIMALS

Elephants DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
AFRICAN AND ASIAN ELEPHANTS
Flat Concave
THE TWO SPECIES OF elephant—African forehead back
and Asian—are the only members of the
Very large
mammalian order Proboscidea. The ears
bigger African elephant is the largest
land animal: a fully grown male may
be up to 13 ft (4 m) tall and weigh nearly
8 tons (7 metric tons). A fully grown male
Asian elephant may be 11 ft (3.3 m) tall 2 “lips” at
and weigh 6 tons (5.4 metric tons). The the end of
the trunk
trunk—an extension of the nose and
upper lip—is the elephant’s other most
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obvious feature. It is used for (Loxodonta africana)
manipulating and lifting, feeding, Arched
Twin-domed
drinking and spraying water, smelling, forehead back
touching, and producing trumpeting
Smaller ears
sounds. Other characteristic features
include a pair of tusks, used for defense
and for crushing vegetation; thick,
pillarlike legs and broad feet to support
the massive body; and large ear flaps that
1 “lip” at
act as radiators to keep the elephant cool. the end of
the trunk
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ASIAN ELEPHANT
(Elephas maximus)
INTERNAL ANATOMY OF
A FEMALE ELEPHANT Duodenum Rump
Spinal cord Heart Stomach Kidney Ureter
Uterus
Brain Rectum
Bladder
Nasal cavity
Anal flap
Buccal cavity
Anus
Mouth Vagina

Tongue Epiglottis
Hind leg
Tusk Esophagus
Small
Trachea intestine
Spleen
Lung
Nasal Vulva
passage Diaphragm

Toenail
Nostril

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