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Did you know that elephants were the largest land mammal?
If not, read on and learn more about these amazing mammals.
- The African elephant can stand up to 13 feet high and weigh over 12 tons
- Asian elephants are more closely related to the extinct mammoths than to African elephants
- Elephants reach puberty between the ages of 13 and 14 years
- They can also have offspring till the about the age of 50
- A matriarch rules an elephant family usually consisting of 6 to 12 members
- Elephants can live up to 70 or more year
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