Elephants

Synonyms

African Elephant

African Elephants

Asiatic Elephant

Asiatic Elephants

Elephant

Elephant, African

Elephant, Asiatic

Elephants, African

Elephants, Asiatic

Elephas maximus

Loxodonta

Large mammals in the family Elephantidae, with columnar limbs, bulky bodies, and elongated snouts. They are the only surviving members of the PROBOSCIDEA MAMMALS.