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The heaviest recorded modern day elephant was an African elephant which weighed 12 tons. It was a bull elephant shot dead in Angola, in 1974.
Asian elephants are huge, but are generally smaller than the African savanna species. Asian elephants grow up to 21 feet long, stand up to ten feet tall, and weigh up to 11,000 pounds. Females reach about eight and a half feet tall and weigh less than males.
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Do elephants have tusks?
Yes and no. Both genders of the African elephants have tusks but the female Asian elephant does not have tusks, unlike the male Asian elephant.
How is a piano made out of elephant tusks?
The tusks of the elephants are made into the keys of a piano.
How can you tell if an elephant is a girl or boy?
== == The female elephant is smaller, her tusks are smaller. The male grows much bigger.
What does the elephants look like?
Unlike Asian Elephants they have tusks and are much bigger.
Are African elephant calfs with or without tusks?
African elephant calves are typically born without tusks. Tusks start to grow around the age of two and continue to develop as the elephant matures. Both male and female African elephants can have tusks.
Do elephants respect another elephant that has bigger tusks than itself?
yes
Would you change elephants tusks to elephants' tusks?
Yes, if you are referring to the tusks belonging to many elephants. If the tusks belong to one elephant, it would be 'elephant's'.
Do elephants have tusks?
Yes and no. Both genders of the African elephants have tusks but the female Asian elephant does not have tusks, unlike the male Asian elephant.
Does elephants have ivory?
Yes, the ivory in an elephant is found in its tusks. One of the main reasons the elephants are endangered is because of the ivory in their tusks. The tusks are located in the front of the elephants face, a very prominent feature for the elephant.
How is a piano made out of elephant tusks?
The tusks of the elephants are made into the keys of a piano.
are elephants tusks being poached?
Elephant Tusks are not being poached. Elephants themselves are being poached for their ivory.
How can you tell if an elephant is a girl or boy?
== == The female elephant is smaller, her tusks are smaller. The male grows much bigger.
What are female elephants tusks called?
Female elephant tusks are called tusks. It is the same for males and females.
Rewrite as a possesive noun the tusks and ears of the elephant?
The elephant's tusks and ears. The possessive noun is in bold.
Who do elephants have ivory tusks?
no they don't have tusks
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.
From what animal do you get ivory?
Elephant tusks mainly. It also come from the tusks of Walrus, and Boars.
