Asian elephants, smaller than their African cousins, are highly endangered. The subspecies shown here is found only on Borneo and faces threats from the conversion of their forest habitat to agricultural use.

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Fact #8

An elephant’s trunk alone contains around 100,000 muscles and can lift up to 600 pounds

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Fact #7

Both male and female African elephants have tusks they use to dig for food and water and strip bark from trees.

Themba the elephant making friends with a sheep. 

Fact #6

The African elephant is the largest land animal, and can weigh up to eight tons and grow to thirteen feet high.