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Elephant

Elephantidae

Description:

The African forest elephant has a longer and narrower mandible, rounder ears, a different number of toenails, straighter and downward tusks, and considerably smaller size. With regard to the number of toenails: the African bush elephant normally has four toenails on the front foot and three on the hind feet, the African forest elephant normally has five toenails on the front foot and four on the hind foot (like the Asian elephant), but hybrids between the two species commonly occur.

Notes:

I'm told that a noticable difference between Indian and African Elephants is that the ears of an African Elephant resemble the continent of Africa.

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