Elephants are widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and even the tropical and subtropical areas along the southern border of China. Location: India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries. There are also small wild populations in Xishuangbanna, China. African elephants and African forest elephants are widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and like to live in groups.

Asian elephants were once widely distributed in South Asia and Southeast Asia south of the Yangtze River in China, but now their distribution has been reduced, mainly in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries. There are also small wild populations in Xishuangbanna, China. African elephants are widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa (all subspecies of North Africa became extinct around the beginning of19th century).

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The shoulder height of Asian elephants is 2 to 4 meters. The weight is 3 to 5 tons, the shoulder height of African elephants is 3 to 4 meters and the weight is 5.5 to 8 tons. The average shoulder height of African forest elephants is no more than 2.7 meters and the weight is 3.5 tons. The elephant head is big, the ears are as big as a fan, the limbs are as thick as a cylinder to support the huge body, the knee joint can't flex freely, and the nose length is almost equal to the body length, which is cylindrical and can flex freely;

The trunk is all made up of muscles. The nostrils are open at the end, and there are finger-like protrusions on the tip of the nose, so it can pick up things. The trunk is very flexible, and it can pick up objects weighing as much as 1 ton, as well as foods as small as peanuts.

Elephant genus in Central and South Asia or one of African elephants, with thick and hairless skin, a long, flexible and curly nose, and long and curved ivory teeth on the upper jaw. African elephants have huge fan-shaped ears.

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