There are three existing species of elephants: the African bush elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant. Elephants are the largest living land mammals and can live for 50-70 years. They use their trunks to pick up food and water and their tusks help with digging and marking territory.

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2. Elephants are the largest land and grass- eater mammals now living. At birth, it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms. They typically live for 50-70 years. But the oldest elephant lived for 82 years.

3. Today, there are three species of elephants : African Bush elephant African Forest elephant Asian elephant All other species are extinct.

4. Interestingly, the Asian elephant is closely related to the extinct mammoth . 12/25/2010 WALEED KOJAN 6/C

5. Elephants can cry, play and laugh . 12/25/2010 WALEED KOJAN 6/C

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10. - The trunk is a union of a nose and upper lip. African elephants are equipped with two fingerlike projections at the tip of their trunk, while Asians have only one. - This organ consists of 100,000 muscle units. The elephant's trunk is sensitive enough to pick up a single blade of grass, yet strong enough to rip the branches off a tree. The trunk is also used for drinking. Elephants suck water up into the trunk—up to 14 liters at a time—and then blow it into their mouths. Elephants also suck up water to spray on their bodies during bathing.

11. The tusks of an elephant are its second upper incisors ( teeth). Tusks grow continuously; an adult male's tusks grow about 18 cm a year. Tusks are used to dig for water, salt and roots and to debark trees . Tusks are also used to move trees and branches when clearing a path. In addition, they are used for marking trees to establish a territory, and occasionally as weapons.

12. A Video Clip About Elephants Wild African elephant with attitute - BBC wildlife.flv

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