Cute Elephant animals videos

Elephants are a group of 3 species within the family Elephantidae.

These animals are well known as they are the world’s largest land animal. The largest species of elephant, the African savanna elephant may reach a length up to 5m (16ft) long with a weight up to 7 tonnes (7 tons).

They have a number of identifiable, unique features. The most obvious of these is the trunk. This is a flexible elongation of the upper lip and nose. It includes thousands of muscles and is used to collect food, lift items and suck up water.

Another feature is the tusks which are the upper incisors. In all species the male has large visible tusks. Male African elephants have visible tusks while those of females do not protrude past the lips.

A major threat to elephants is poaching to obtain the ivory from which their tusks are formed.

The final feature is the large ears which fan out on either side of the head. These are filled with a network of blood vessels which helps them to remove heat from their body. African elephants have larger ears than the Asian elephants and it is said that they look like the shape of Africa.