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There are two species of elephants -- African and Asian. The
African elephant is both more plentiful and larger than the
Asian. Elephants are the largest land animals alive today and
can live 70 years or more and produce offspring until around
their 50th year. Adults can weigh six tons or more and females
are typically half the size of the largest males. They are
threatened by both poachers for ivory and by their shrinking
habitat. Elephants are very important to their ecosystem in
many ways.
Elephants are very sensitive animals that cry, play, laugh, touch,
caress, grieve at a loss and greet returning elephants. Their trunk is very
heavy and it is a sensitive organ with over 100,000 muscle units. Elephants
don't drink with their trunk as it is a union of the nose and upper lip.
The trunk is used as a tool for getting the water into their mouth.
Buy this keepsake ornament for a unique gift for any elephant
collector.
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