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Elephant is a common name in French ambiguous designating certain large mammals, for the most part extinct, like the mammoths and other extinct species, the family of Elephantidae, spread various kinds of biological family.

animals surviving the twenty-first century are the savannah elephant, the forest elephant, formerly grouped under the term "African elephant", and the Asian elephant, sometimes formerly known as "elephant Indian. "

They differ in certain anatomical features, Asian elephants are generally smaller with smaller ears, or a difference in the end of the tube.

The surviving species are subject to local programs or projects of reintroduction and protection.

The word "elephant" has its origins in the Greek ἐλέφας meaning "ivory" or "elephant". It also takes its origin from the Latin elephantus for the same reasons.

The elephant appears in many cultures. It is a symbol of wisdom in Asian culture, known for his memory and intelligence, which is compared to that of cetaceans and hominids. Aristotle said that the elephant was "the beast that exceeds all others in intelligence and spirit"