About elephant - vimalathithyan raja

The word "elephant" is based on the Latin elephas,Elephants belong to the family ,Elephantidae,Elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals,Asian elephants are with males being 2.75 m (9.02 ft) tall at the shoulder and weighing 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) on average, and females being 2.40 m (7.87 ft) tall at the shoulder and weighing 2,700 kg (6,000 lb).An elephant's skull is resilient,Elephant ears have thick bases with thin tips,Elephant trunks have multiple functions, including breathing, olfaction, touching, grasping, sound production and  sense of smell,The trunk's ability to make powerful twisting and coiling movements allows it to collect food, wrestle with other elephantsElephants,usually have 26 teeth,12 deciduous premolars  and 12 molars,An elephant's skin is generally very tough, at 2.5 cm (1 in) thick on the back and parts of the head The skin around the mouth, anus and inside of the ear is considerably thinner. Elephants typically have grey skin,To support the animal's weight, an elephant's limbs are positioned more vertically under the body than in most other mammalsElephants have been working animal  since at least the indus valley civilizastion