ELEPHANT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA : The Largest Living Terrestrial Animals.

ELEPHANT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA : The Largest Living Terrestrial Animals.

Anatomy and morphology

Elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals. The average male African bush elephant is 3.20 m. tall at the shoulder and has a body mass of 6,000 kg, whereas the average female is 2.60 m. tall at the shoulder and have a mass of 3,000 kg. Asian elephants are smaller, with males being 2.75 m. tall at the shoulder and 4,000 kg. on average, and females 2.40 m. tall at the shoulder and 2,700 kg. on average. African forest elephants are the smallest extant species, on average being 2.00 m. tall at the shoulder and 2,000 kg. Male African elephants are typically 23% taller than females, whereas male Asian elephants are only around 15% taller than females. ELEPHANT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA : The Largest Living Terrestrial Animals.

The skeleton of the elephant

The skeleton of the elephant is made up of 326–351 bones.The vertebrae are connected by tight joints,

which limit the backbone’s flexibility. African elephants have 21 pairs of ribs, while Asian elephants have 19 or 20 pairs. An elephant’s skull is resilient enough to withstand the forces generated by the leverage of the tusks and head-to-head collisions. The back of the skull is flattened and spread out, creating arches that protect the brain in every direction.The skull contains air cavities that reduce the weight of the skull while maintaining overall strength.

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