Haha, like an animal name. Mammals, proboscis, Elephantidae. Elephant, commonly known as elephant, is the largest land animal in the world. Its main external feature is a flexible and muscular long nose, which has the function of winding and is a powerful tool for elephants to defend themselves and feed. There are only two species of proboscis, Asian elephant and African elephant, belonging to 1 family and 2 genera. Asian elephants were once widely distributed in South Asia and Southeast Asia south of the Yangtze River in China, but now their distribution is decreasing, mainly in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries. There are also a few wild populations in Xishuangbanna, China. African elephants are widely distributed throughout the African continent.

The elephant shoulder is about 2 meters high and weighs 3 ~ 7 tons. Big head and big ears are like fans. The limbs are as thick as cylinders, supporting a huge body, and the knee joint cannot flex freely. The length of the nose is almost equal to the body length, and it is cylindrical, stretching and bending freely; The end of the nostril is open, and there are finger-like protrusions on the tip of the nose, which can pick up small things. There are 1 pairs of well-developed incisors in the maxilla, which grow for life. The front teeth of African elephants can be as long as 3.3 meters, while the female fangs of Asian elephants are not exposed. There are six buccal teeth on both sides of the upper and lower jaw, which grow from front to back in turn, with high crown and complex structure. There are five toes on each foot, but 1 and the fifth toe are hypoplastic. The coat is sparse and the body color is light grayish brown. Male elephant testicles are hidden in abdominal cavity; There are two nipples behind the front legs of the female elephant, and the pregnancy lasts for more than 600 days. Generally, each fetus 1 offspring. African elephants have two finger-like protrusions at the end of their long noses, while Asian elephants have only 1. African elephants have big ears and big bodies, while Asian elephants have small ears, small bodies and light weight.