Did you ever visit a zoo when you were a child? Have you seen any large land mammals called elephants? I believe many of you already know the physical appearance of a creature called an elephant. However, do you know that elephants are classified into two different types, which are the African type and the Asian type? Although African and Asian elephants come from the same family taxonomy, they each share some differences, such as physical characteristics, living conditions and distribution areas. First I would like to tell you about the three important aspects of African elephants. They weigh approximately 2,268 to 6,350 kg. The length of their bodies is about six to seven and a half meters. If you ever notice, each of them has a pair of gigantic ears that resemble the shape of the African continent. Their huge ears are very useful in cooling their body temperature from the hot African climate. As you already know, every elephant has a trunk. African elephants have two opposing pointed toes at the tip of their trunk. Next to their trunk, h...