• The meaning of Elephant or Ele phant is arch great.
• The trunk, a fusion of upper lip and elongated nose weights up to 400 lbs. and can pick up a straw, push over a huge tree, tenderly touch family members, pour 2.5 gallons of water into its mouth, detect scents over several miles.
• The trunk has no bones. Nearly 150,000 muscles and nerves provide flexibility.
• Elephants often rest by raising one foot and crossing it behind another. Older elephants rarely lie down. It is quite difficult for them to get up. Younger ones frequently will lie down.
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