Do you know an elephant is poached for its 5-crore tusks?

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There are 3 species of elephants: African Savanna (Bush), African Forest, and Asian.

And of Asians like the Indian subcontinent. The ears of African elephants are shaped like the African continent,

Whereas Asian elephants have one. African elephants have two ‘fingers’ at the tip of their trunks,

And grow lifelong! Elephant tusks are actually teeth which first appear at the age of 2 years.

with each kg fetching a price of over $6,000, or 5 lakh Rs, in the black market. An adult male elephant has its tusks weighing over 100 kg,

and tusk as a weapon to dig up stuff, attack, and defend Elephants use their trunk as hands.

Once they see someone, they don't forget the face lifelong. Elephants have better memories than us.

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