"Elephant" 一词源自拉丁语 "elephan̆tus"（意思是 "巨大的野兽"，它最早出现于公元前1世纪的古罗马文献中），而 "elephan̆tus" 又源自希腊语 "ἐλέφας" (elephas)。这两个词都用来指代大象。

Measures must be taken to protect the world's depleted elephant population. In the past eight years, the elephant population in Africa has been halved.

2025年6月11日 · There are three different species of elephants: the African savanna, or bush, elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. The African forest elephant, …

The African savanna elephant is the largest elephant species, while the Asian forest elephant and the African forest elephant are of a comparable, smaller size. Asian elephants differ in several …

2024年5月29日 · species: There are three living species of elephant: the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant …

3 天之前 · The African savannah elephant is the largest land mammal with the Asian elephant coming in as a close second and the African forest elephant the smallest of the elephant …

4 天之前 · WWF works to conserve elephants on both continents through specific programmes that aim to improve elephant protection and management, build capacity within range states, …

2025年6月4日 · Identical numbers of chromosomes, and evidence of hybrids between Asian elephant and African elephant (with unknown fertility), as well as the recent evolutionary …

The physical characteristics of elephants are awe-inspiring, reflecting their enormous size and strength. The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas …

There are three commonly recognized species of elephants: the Asian elephant, the African savannah elephant and the African forest elephant. Within Asian elephants there three sub …