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