African+Elephant

= The Afican Elephant //Loxodonta africana// Afican elephants are the biggest animals in the world. The African elephant is just a little bigger than its cousin, the Asian elephant. You can tell which one is which, the African elephant has bigger ears then the Asian elephant. The elephants ears help them cool down on a hot day. Elephants use there their trunks to spray down their body. Also they use their trunks to smell, breath, and grabing things. Their trunks contains 100,000 different muscels. Both the male and the female use their tusks to dig for food and water. Males use their tusks to battle against each other. Elephants eat bark, grasses, fruits, and shrubs. The African elephant can eat 300 pounds of food a day. They dont sleep much so they roam great distances. The female elephant's pregnacy takes over 22 months. The femal gives birth ever two to four years. The new born are usually 200 pounds and stand about 3 feet tall. media type="custom" key="7588549" align="center" =http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/african-elephant.html

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