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Ellen and Elliot Eldridge Enjoy their Exciting ride on the Enormous Elephant named Elise.

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Elephants are the biggest mammals living on the Earth. They may live up to 70 years.

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There are two types of Elephants - African Elephants and Asian or Indian Elephants.

Asian or Indian Elephants live in forests in Asia and African Elephants live below the Sahara Desert in bush, forests and on grassy plains.

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They resemble Each other only from a distance.

Both are big, have a trunk, a tail and tusks.

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Looking closer, there is a huge difference between the African Elephant and the Asian Elephant.

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Weight:

African--4000-7000 kg

Asian----3000-6000 kg

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Shoulder height:

African--3-4 Meter

Asian----2-3.5 Meter

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Skin:

African--More Wrinkled

Asian----Smoother

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Highest point:

African--On the shoulder

Asian----On the back

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Size of the Ears:

African--Bigger, reach up over the neck

Asian----Smaller, do not reach over the neck

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Shape of the back:

African--Concave

Asian----Convex or straight

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Shape of the head:

African--Not crumpled from the front to the back

No humped structures

No dent on forehead

Asian----Crumpled from the front to the back

Humped structures on top of head

Forehead dented

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Tusks:

African--Existing with both sexes, bigger with males

Asian----Males in many cases have tusks

Females have only rudimentary or no tusks

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Lower Lip:

African--Short and round

Asian----Long and tapered

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Trunk End:

African--With two fingers

Asian----With one finger

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Hopefully I have Enlightened, Entertained and Educated you about Everything you Ever wanted to know about Elephants.

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