It is mainly divided into two categories: Asian elephants and African elephants. Asian elephants are 2 to 4 meters tall at the shoulder and weigh 3 to 5 tons. African elephants are 3 to 4 meters tall at the shoulder and weigh 5.5 to 8 tons. Elephants have long been friends with humans and can help humans.

The head of an elephant is very large, its ears are as big as a fan, its limbs are as thick as columns, and it supports a huge body. Its knees cannot be stretched freely. Its trunk is almost as long as its body.

Elephants are widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, mainly in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries.

Elephants have lived on Earth for 50 million years.

The characteristics and ways of life of elephants.

1. Elephants are terrestrial gregarious mammals, with a family as the unit, headed by a female elephant. The time of daily activities, action routes, foraging locations, habitats, etc. are all under the command of the female elephant.

2. Adult male elephants are only responsible for keeping the family safe.

3. Elephants can communicate through infrasound waves. In the absence of interference, they can generally travel 11 kilometers; if they encounter interference, they can only travel four meters.

If they encounter interruptions, they need to communicate. Elephants stamp their feet, producing a thunderous roar that can travel up to 32 kilometers.

4. Elephants are smart enough to dig out of the ground and bury their dead companions in fallen leaves and branches. will also mourn.

5. Elephants have a long lifespan, usually around 70 years old. It matures sexually between the ages of 10 and 15 and has a gestation period of up to 22 months.

6. The trunk of an elephant is very flexible and can pick up objects weighing up to 1 ton and very small objects.

7. Elephants like to live in groups, but there are also small wild populations.

What does an elephant's trunk do?

1. The sense of smell.

The end of the elephant trunk has abundant and well-developed capillaries and sensitive nerves. It has a keen sense of smell and touch, just like a human finger. It can detect external environmental information like radar and transmit it to the brain.

2. Foraging.

The trunk of an elephant is like a human hand. What an elephant wants to eat, it can get through its trunk. Therefore, the trunk is an indispensable body part of an elephant.

3. Absorb, drink, spray, bathe.

Elephants cannot survive without water. In hot weather, they should suck enough water through their noses and spray them all over their bodies.

Elephants also use their trunks to smear dirt or sand on their bodies to prevent mosquito bites and protect their skin.

Elephants have a very high IQ, equivalent to that of a four- or five-year-old human.