★ Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump even though they have the same number of bones in their feet as other mammals.
★ The bones in an elephant's foot are more closely packed together than other mammals so they do not have the flexibility or spring mechanisms that would enable them to jump.
★ An elephant can smell water up to 3 miles away.
★ An elephant carry up to 2 gallons of water in its trunk
★ Female elephants have a gestation period of 22 months.
★ African elephants only have four teeth to chew their food with.
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