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African elephants have larger ears because they live in a hotter climate and use their ears to cool them off.
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Which has larger ears African or Asian elephants?
African elephants
Do Asian elephants have the smallest ears out of elephants?
Yes. Actually, the smallest ears would belong to the PIGMY elephant!
Do african elephants have bigger ears than asian elephants?
Yes.
African elephants are larger the Asian elephants?
Yes. Especially their ears. :-)
Are the ears of an Asian elephant larger than that of the African elephant?
No. The ears of an African elephant are larger than that of the Asian elephants.
Where do Asian elephants come from?
Asian elephants are very alike to African elephants. Asian elephants have smaller ears. African elephants have huge ears. Asian elephants live in Asia, and are smaller than African elephants. African elephants live in Africa. However, they are usually the same color and they both have tusks made of ivory and a trunk for a nose. Now you know how to tell apart African and Asian elephants! There are only between 41,410 and 52,345 in the wild.
How are Africa elephants different than Asian elephants?
African elephants are significantly larger than Asian elephants, and their ears are much larger than those of an Asian Elephant.
What is the difference between the Asian elephant and the African elephant?
some differences in African and Asian elephants is that: African elephants weigh up to 4000 - 7000 kg and have a height of about 3 - 4m, though Asian elephants only weigh about 3000 - 6000 kg and have a height of 2 - 3 and a half metres. African elephants skin is a lot darker and more wrinkled, where as Asian elephants have lighter and smoother skin. African elephants have a concave back, where Asian elephants have a straight or slightly humped back. African Elephants have a sloped head, with no bumps, bulges or denses. Where as Asian elephants have rounded heads with some bumbs and have a dint on the top of their head. African Elephants have larger ears with a size of 4m, and the ears cover its neck. Where as Asian elephants have smaller ears and it doesn't cover its neck. In African elephants, both male and female elephants have tusks, though male elephants tusks are larger. Though with Asian elephants, yes the males grow tusks as well, but the females don't. And if they do, they are barely visible anyways. Also on the end of a African elephants trunk, it has two fingers. Though Asian elephants only have one finger. ( These are true facts, I got them off my science teacher who specialises in differences found in similar mammals. )
Do Asian and African elephants have the same characteristics?
yes except for their ears.
What makes an African elephant different from an Asian elephant?
The most telling difference is the size of their ears and the presence of tusks. African elephants have much larger, more rounder ears than Asian elephants do, and tend to be able to have tusks more often. Asian elephants, on the other hand, have much smaller and more square or triangle-shaped ears (which ever shape you prefer) than African elephants do. A tusked Asian elephant (called Tuskas) is more rare than an Asian elephant with no tusks.
What is the difference between a n Asian elephant and an African elephant?
An Asian elephant has noticeably smaller ears than an African elephant. Also, African elephants are usually bigger than Asian elephants.
How are African elephants different from Asian elephants?
it is said that you can tell were an elephant comes from by looking at the size of its ears.African ears are like a map of Africa and Asian ears are smaller
