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what is are all the differences found in African elephant and Asian elephant​

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Answered by Rubellite
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There are two species of elephants.

  • African Elephant
  • Asian Elephant

Lemme tell you! these elephants can be differentiated most easily by their ears, their head shape, and their tusks.

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  • African elephants have much larger ears.
  • These elephants have rounded heads.
  • Both male and female African elephants can have tusks.
  • The African elephant is the larger than the asian one, with bulls growing up to 4 meters tall.
  • This elephant is tallest at the shoulder.
  • An Adult African elephants weigh between 4,000 and 8,000kg.
  • The African elephants' skin is more wrinkled.
  • African elephant teeth are 'loxadont'

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  • Asian elephants have smaller, round ears.
  • These elephants have a twin-domed head, which means there’s a divot line running up the head.
  • Only male Asian elephants can grow tusks.
  • Female Asian elephants have rudimentary tusks called tushes, which can be also found in some males.
  • In contrast, the biggest Asian males reach no more than 3.5 meters.
  • This elephant's tallest point is its back.
  • Asian elephants are lighter, weigh between 3000 and 6,000kg.
  • Asian elephants' have smoother skin.
  • This elephant teeth have a compressed diamond-shaped tooth profile.

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Answered by Anonymous
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Asian elephants are smaller than their African elephants. their ears are smaller compared to the large fan-shaped ears of the African species. .

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