11 things you never knew about elephants

1. There are only two types of elephants, African and Asian.

2. Female Asian elephants don't have tusks.

3. Elephants can be left-tusked or right-tusked, like being left- or right-handed.

4. A newborn elephant weighs more than 200 pounds. That's about 30 human babies.

5. Elephants have eyelashes.

6. The African elephant is the world's largest land animal.

7. Adult elephants cannot jump.

8. They don't like bees.

9. An elephant's trunk has more muscles than the whole human body put together.

10. Elephants can get sunburnt. They use sand or mud to protect themselves.

11. Elephants are pregnant for 22 months. That's almost two years.

How amazing are these animals?

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