African Elephants

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How many muscles does an elephant trunk have?

40,000 muscles.

Namibia

A country in southwest Africa where elephants and many other animals live such as the giraffe, zebra, antelope, and lion.

Matriarch

A female head of the elephant herd.

What does a layer of mud protect an elephant's skin from?

Parasites and sunburn.

Ivory

The hard yellowish-white substance that forms the tusks of some animals such as elephants

A baby elephant weighs 250 pounds.

This is the size of a grown black bear.

Poachers

Those who hunt wildlife illegally.

Elephants are the largest land mammal on earth and they have the largest teeth.

True


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