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Kingdom   Animal
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Class   Mammal
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Family  Elephant
Genus  African Elephant
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Date Updated   Sun Sep 13 19:24:54 2015
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Image Credit  JindoJeff
Image Comment  Elephant herd with mother and baby.
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Elephant - African Elephant Facts & Trivia for kids
- African Elephants are the heaviest land animal.
- African Elephants have huge heads, but their skulls have many cavities which help lighten the overall weight.
- African Elephants can knock down trees to reach more leaves and bark.
- African Elephants shove each other with their heads to establish dominance.
- African Elephant can weigh up to 14,000 pounds.
- African Elephants are actually rather quick and agile for their size.
- African Elephants can swim in deep water.
- African Elephants can stand on their hind legs.
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