African Elephant:
The largest land animal, Africa's true King of Beasts. male wt 11,000 lb, up to
13,200 lb (5000 6000 kg), ht 9 ft 10 in to 11 ft (3 3.3 m); female wt 6600-7700
lb (3000-3500 kg), ht 8 ft 4 in (2.5 m). Head: trunk, a muscular extension of
the upper lip containing the nostrils, tip equipped with 2 fingerlike
projections for handling small objects. Huge ears, up to 6.5 x 5 ft (2 x 1.5 m).
Teeth 6 sets of cheek teeth (2 upper and 2 lower) of increasing size that move
into place as the animal outgrows/wears out previous set; upper in" cisors
modified as continuously growing tusks averaging 134 lb (61 kg) apiece in males
(maximum wt 287 lb (1130 kg), length 7.7 ft (2.5 m) and 42 lb (19 kg) in females
at 60 years. Feet: 4 toes on front feet, 3 on rear feet. Skin naked except for
scattered bristles and sensory hairs; color gray or brown. Genitals open
downward through skin flap between rear legs; penis invisible except when
extended; testes internal. Scent glands: temporal glands near eyes, 3 times
bigger in male, 6.6 lb (3 kg). Teats 2 between forelegs.
African Forest Elephant: Dwarfs
inhabiting Lowland Rainforest would be considered a different species if the two
forms didn't interbreed at the forest edge. Only 7 ft 10 in to 9 ft 2 in (2.4
2.8 m) tall, wt 3960 to 7040 lb (1800-3200 kg), with straight, downward
pointing, parallel tusks, more oval ears, front feet with 5 nails, rear feet
with 4. -- Nature-Wildlife.com
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