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ELEPHANTS

EXTERNAL FEATURES OF A FEMALE AFRICAN
ELEPHANT (TUSKS REMOVED)

Flat forehead

Eye

Pinna (ear flap)

SKULL OF AN
ASIAN ELEPHANT
Orbit Cranium
Maxilla
Jugal
Premaxilla bar
Tusk (upper incisor) Upper
molars

Lower molars
Annulus (ring) Mandible
of trunk
SKELETON OF AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT
(TUSKS REMOVED)
Cervical
vertebrae Thoracolumbar
vertebrae
Skull
Sacrum

Belly
Caudal
Foreleg Mandible vertebrae
Scapula
Trunk
Pelvis
(proboscis) Sternum
Rib Femur
Upper “lip” Humerus
of trunk Patella
Ulna
Radius
Lower “lip” Tibia
of trunk
Carpals
Fibula
Metacarpals
Tarsals
Phalanx
Phalanx
Metatarsals
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