Elephants are known for their big ears and grey bodies but, there is more about these amazing mammals. There are two main kinds of elephants that can adapt to a new environment and they are the African and Asian elephant. African male elephant can measure up to an astonishing 13 feet tall. That is much larger than the average human! Almost double the height! While the males are very large, the African female elephants are smaller than the African male elephant. With that said, the female elephant still measures a massive 9 feet tall. On the other hand, Asian male elephants measure 10 feet tall that is still pretty impressive. While the female Asian elephants come in at an amazing 8 feet tall. Also African elephant's ears are way bigger than the Asian elephant’s. Lastly, elephants have knee joints but they are the only known mammal that cannot jump. In Addition, all of these facts are a description of a elephant.
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