Elephants

Large herbivorous mammals with trunks and tusks.

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African elephant: overview, biology, behavior and conservation African elephant Large African mammals of the genus Loxodonta: two species, distinctive anatomy, social systems and conservation challenges including poaching and habitat loss.

Afrotheria: the African-rooted clade of placental mammals Afrotheria Afrotheria is a clade of placental mammals with African origins, united by molecular evidence. It includes elephants, manatees, hyraxes, aardvarks, elephant shrews, tenrecs and gol…

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Asian elephant Large mammal native to South and Southeast Asia; social, forest-dwelling herbivore used historically by people and now threatened by habitat loss, conflict, and poaching.