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Elephant-02 

Publish Date : 21-12-2007

Author : Haui

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The elephants (Elephantidae) are a family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. They were once classified along with other thick skinned animals in a now invalid order, Pachydermata. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant). Other species have become extinct since the last ice age, which ended about 10,000 years ago, the Mammoth being the most well-known of these.

The word "elephant" has its origins in the Greek ἐλέφας, meaning "ivory" or "elephant".

This Picture was taken at the Zurich Zoo


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