a. Elephants are mammals that are distinguished by their massive size and long trunk, which is used for breathing, smelling, touching, drinking, lifting heavy objects and trumpeting.
b. Their tusks are made of ivory for which elepehants have always been hunted.
c. Adult elephants have little hair on their thick, wrinkled skin; but their tails are tipped with wiry hair and their eyelashes can be over five inches long.
d. Elephants are great eaters, consuming up to 225 kilos of leaves, barks, fruits, and grasses a day, and up to 40 gallons of water.
e. They are equally remarkable for their tusks which are extremely long teeth that keeps growing during the elephant's life.
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a. Elephants are mammals that are distinguished by their massive size and long trunk, which is used for breathing, smelling, touching, drinking, lifting heavy objects and trumpeting.
b. Their tusks are made of ivory for which elepehants have always been hunted.
c. Adult elephants have little hair on their thick, wrinkled skin; but their tails are tipped with wiry hair and their eyelashes can be over five inches long.
d. Elephants are great eaters, consuming up to 225 kilos of leaves, barks, fruits, and grasses a day, and up to 40 gallons of water.
e. They are equally remarkable for their tusks which are extremely long teeth that keeps growing during the elephant's life.