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Elephants
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Definition
: Large mammals in the family Elephantidae, with columnar limbs, bulky bodies, and elongated snouts. They are the only surviving members of the PROBOSCIDEA MAMMALS.
Other names
Elephants, Asiatic; Elephants, African; Elephant, Asiatic; Elephant, African; Elephant; Asiatic Elephant; African Elephant; Loxodonta; Elephas maximus; Asiatic Elephants; African Elephants