African Elephant vs. Asian Elephant: Ears and Trunk One of the easiest ways to tell the difference between an African elephant and an Asian elephant is by looking at their ears and trunks.

On average, the trunk of an African elephant can reach up to 7 feet. Asian elephant’s trunks can reach lengths of up to 6 feet. Elephants can lift 4.5% of their weight using their trunk.

African and Asian elephants not only live on separate continents, but they also look different. African elephants actually include two species: the African savanna elephant and the African forest ...

They exist on Earth in two species: the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas ... The calf can drink water with its trunk and eat grass from around five months ...

Three-week-old Asian elephant calf Tula-Tu with her mother Rose-Tu in Elephant Lands.Michael Durham Lately, the calf has been practicing with her trunk in more noiseless ways — honing her trunk ...

The African elephant is the largest land mammal ... Living up to 70 years elephants are famous for their wisdom and memory. The elephant’s trunk is one magnificent multi-tool.

Focus: Studying the fossil origins of the Asian elephant, and the status of living subspecies such as the Borneo elephant. Museum researchers are studying the morphology of Borneo elephants, an ...