elephant
Elephants are large, land-dwelling mammals distinguished by their tough, leathery skin, their large ears, and their flexible trunk that is often used as a primary manipulator. They are one of the largest animals living on land, and cousins to the mastodon of @Frostholm.
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Anatomy
Elephants are among the largest of the common land animals, standing up to 11 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing as much as 7 tons. An elephant's head is large, with side-facing eyes, large, flat ears, a flexible trunk that is dextrous enough to pluck a single blade of grass, and large flat teeth. Additionally, both possess large, curved tusks made of ivory, which are used for digging, debarking trees, or removing obstacles from their path, and as weapons when fighting.
The skin of an elephant is very thick and tough, and typically gray in color and covered with a sparse layer of short hair. Its legs are thich and heavy, positioned vertically beneath the animal, and end in a flat plantar surface partially ringed by the animal's nails. Its body is heavy and stout, and it possesses a flexible, ropelike tail with a brush of hair at the end.
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