-In the past no other animal has had a closer relationship with human beings.

-Mammoths are the closest related animal to the Asian elephant.The Mammoth and the elephant are just about the same height and weight.

-The elephant is a lovable animal for the world, but has become, over the years, a nightmare for many living within its range.

-The Asian elephant has evolved from a fairly small size. It once was the size of a large pig or hog. Now the size has made an extreme change and it a much larger animal.

-The ancestors of the Asian and African elephants appeared about 5,000,000 years ago in Africa.

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