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The Wonderful World of Elephants...
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Elephants
are the largest mammals in the world that live on land. |
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There are two types of elephants -
Asian and African.
- Asian elephants
have smaller ears and shorter tusks than African elephants.
- African elephant is
bigger and taller than the Asian elephant.
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Elephants talk to each other by making
sounds called "tummy rumbles." |
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- Elephants can live as long as
eighty years!
- An elephant's trunk contains
more than 50,000 muscles.
- An elephant can consume 500
pounds of hay and 60 gallons of water in a single day.
- Life Span - Indian Elephants can
live for up to 70 years
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- Elephants normally walk about 4 mph
- Elephants are able to swim for long
distances
- Elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating
- Elephants have the largest brains in the
animal kingdom.
- A Fully grown Indian Elephant reaches the
height of 8+ feet.
- Adult Indian elephants weigh about 10,000+
pounds
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