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Location: African elephants are found on the West coast of Africa and in the jungle margins of the Sahara Desert in central Africa. Facts: The males of the species are largest of all, weighing up to 13.5 tons (translation - 27,000 pounds!) The world record holder weighed this much and stood 13ft/4m at the shoulder.
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Elephants are Land Giants
Imagine six, full-size pick-up trucks stacked on top of each other. That's how much the largest African elephant weighed. There are other species of elephants, namely the Asian and the Indian, but they are much smaller than the African. The African elephant is the king among the giants on land. No other land animal comes close to the size of these creatures. It would take 165 full-grown men to make up the same weight as the world's record African elephant (see Awesome Stats at left). The noise of an elephant digesting its food (when its tummy's growling) can be heard up to 600ft/183m away. Elephants actually have control over their digestive processes because they are able to stop the sounds of digestion when they sense danger. Here are some other cool elephant factoids:· In one year an elephant can drink 15,000 gal/57,000 liters of water
· Male elephants usually weigh about 16,500 lbs/7,425 kgs and are about 20 ft/6.1m long
· Elephants have only FOUR teeth, which they can lose and replace up to six times
· African elephants can live as long as 70 years
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