elephants
Elephants An elephant is a mammal characterised by massive size, great strength, a fairly large head, a long grasping trunk, a short neck and thick, loose, nearly hairless skin. Elephants are the only surviving prboscideans belonging to two genera, Elephas, the Asiantic elephant, and Loxodonta, the African elephant. Although certain features distinguish them, these two elephants are very much alike in basic structure, habits and behaviour. Elephants travel in herds of up to 100. ... Elephants may first breed at 15 to 20 years, but are not fully grown until they are about 25.