Asian or African? - Asian elephants are smaller than their African cousins. They have smaller ears and the top of their head has two rounded domes. Asian elephants have rounded backs and shorter legs than African elephants and on average weigh 2,000 pounds less. Asian elephants have a single finger-like projection on the end of the trunk; African elephants have two. Both male and female African elephants have tusks but only male Asian elephants have visible tusks.
Have Trunk Will Travel - The most distinctive feature of an elephant is the amazing multifunctional trunk. The trunk enables the elephant to breathe, locate scents, drink, and seize and manipulate objects from a small coin to a large tree branch. The trunk is used to make sounds, greet or comfort other elephants, guide a calf and even as a snorkel when swimming.
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