Types of Elephants

Explore the evolutionary history of elephants, tracing their ancestral roots and highlighting the various adaptations that have led to the diverse elephant species we see today.

It is estimated that there were once more than 350 species of elephants in the world. Today we only have two of them left – the Asian and the Africa species.

The Asian elephant has a huge body but with ears that are smaller than others. The males develop tusks but the females don’t.

The African elephant is the largest of the two species left in the world. They have extremely large ears and both the males and the females grow tusks.