African Elephant: The Largest Land Mammal
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The largest land mammal on this earth is the African elephant (Loxodonta Africana). Between its fore and hindquarters, it has a marked dip that gives its concave curvature to its back. The ears are large, fan-like and control the body temperature. It flaps its ears for the blood to circulate through the ears’ large vessels. It also has an acute sense of hearing!
In both the male and the female, large tusks can be seen which are used for digging up roots, peeling the bark off the trees, herding the young, drilling for water; sometimes the tusks are used as a weapon.
The trunk is the elephant’s most fascinating and trusting feature – it has two prehensile protrusions at the tip and is used for drinking, eating, dust bathing, water bathing and communicating. [...]
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