Elephant

Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of animals, the only family in the order Proboscidea that still exists today. Elephantidae has three living species: the Savannah Elephant and Forest Elephant (which were collectively known as the African Elephant) and the Asian Elephant (formerly known as the Indian Elephant). During the last ice age there were more species, which are now extinct.

External links

• Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay South Africa
• Absolute elephant - general information
• How elephants communicate
• Elephant News - latest headlines about elephants
• Tim Radford, "The elephant time forgot", The Guardian 2001-08-24, 1. Describes the discovery of the third species of elephant.
• C. Johnson, "Elephant trunks were once snorkels", News in Science 1999-05-11,
• Photo of Pinnewella Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka
• Seek My Bowl on elephants as symbols
• The elephant game.
• Elephant Reintroduction Foundation,The foundation is dedicated to a management system for rehabilitation of captive elephants and habitat preparation to ensure successful long-term sustainability after their return to the wild.
• Animal info
• List of easy-to-read articles about elephants