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Bookmark or Share- Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundElephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among other uses.
- Sri Lankan Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundElephants hold symbolic, cultural and economic importance in Sri Lanka. They attract tourists who visit national parks to observe elephants in the wild. They support logging operations by dragging felled logs and have special significance in religious events.
- Species Spotlight: African Elephant | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife FundHow many species of elephants are there? There are three species of elephant—African Savanna, African Forest and Asian. How do elephants sense warnings from other elephants?
- African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundAfrican forest elephants are smaller than African savanna elephants, the other African elephant species. Their ears are more oval-shaped and their tusks are straighter and point downward (the tusks of savanna elephants curve outwards).
- Asian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundAsian elephants are extremely sociable, forming groups of six to seven related females that are led by the oldest female, the matriarch. Like African elephants, these groups occasionally join others to form larger herds, although these associations are relatively short-lived.
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