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African
elephants are the largest landbased animals or mammals
alive today in the world. They can grow to lengths up
to 7,5 m and weights up to 7500 kilograms. Other interesting
facts are the elephants large ears, the strong legs
ressembling columns, it's tusks and the trunk, of course.
The trunk is a multi-purpose tool. It is used to carry
food and water to the mouth, to scent, to grope for
things and as a tool to move things. It can also be
used as a weapon if the Elephant needs to defend itself.
African elephants inhabit different parts of that continent,
just south of the Sahara. Lately, their distribution
range is just one third of the area they inhabited in
previous times. They are found in savannas, in forests,
semi-deserts and in mountain regions up to 5000 m above
sea level.
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