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Elephant
Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea.
Artificial Elephants Elephant at the Oregon Zoo Zoo Elephants Generally
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Artificial Elephants

Elephants, althoufh large mammals, are generally smaller when toys or art.

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Elephant at the Oregon Zoo, in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. Three species are currently recognized: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Elephantidae is the only surviving family of the order Proboscidea; other, now extinct, members of the order include deinotheres, gomphotheres, mammoths, and mastodons.[from wikipedia]

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Zoo Elephants Generally, As Land Animals

Two species are recognised, the African elephant(Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).


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