This large mammal can be found in the African savanna in African Forest him or Asia, leading to three different species. There have been other species, such as the mammoth, but are now extinct. A male can weigh up to 7,500 kg and are quite long-lived, can reach age 60.
In the last decade its population is slowly recovering from abuse that man did with the largest land mammal. In large accompanies his trunk, prolonged nasal organ, provided with strong muscles that allow you to pick up objects, food, water cooling, etc..
In the upper jaw will leave two large ivory tusks, why they have been brutally slaughtered to market illegally. Generally, a meter but have found specimens with fangs up to 3 meters.
They are characterized by their large ears; your size and shape let you ask thermoregulatory function, reducing the temperature of the blood. Their food is mainly shrubs, tree barks and herbs, needing an amount of up to 200 kg per day per adult elephant.