African Elaphants
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about African Elaphants
Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They have long noses, or trunks; large, floppy ears; and wide, thick legs. There are two species of elephant. The Asian elephant and the African elephant live on separate continents and have many simaler features. There are several subspecies that belong to one or the other of these two main species, though there is disagreement over just how many subspecies there are.
Size
African elephants are the larger of the two species. They grow 8.2 to 13 feet (2.5 to 4 meters) from shoulder to toe and weigh 5,000 to 14,000 lbs. (2,268 to 6,350 kilograms), according to the National Geographic.
Habitat
African elephants live in sub-Saharan Africa, the rain forests of Central and West Africa and the Sahel desert in Mali.
Diet
Elephants eat grasses, roots, fruit and bark. They use their tusks to pull the bark from trees and dig roots out of the ground.
References
website: National Geographic
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