Elephant - Elephant

Japanese: ゾウ(象) - ゾウ

The largest terrestrial mammal in the Proboscidea family, Elephantidae. It has thick skin and little hair. Its nose, together with its upper lip, is cylindrical and long, and the protrusion at the tip is good for picking up objects. The incisors on the upper jaw are tusk-like (ivory). They live in colonies in grasslands and forests, and consume 45-90 kg of plant matter such as leaves, branches, and grass per day, and 90-180 liters of water. They have one baby per litter, and live for about 60 years. There are many fossil species, but there are two living species. African elephants live in the savannas of Africa, and males can reach a height of 3.3 m and a weight of over 6 tons, but females are smaller. They have large ears, and both sexes have large tusks. Asian elephants (Indian elephants are a subspecies of Asian elephants) live in the forests of South Asia, and can reach a height of 2.5-3 m and a weight of 5 tons. Females have small tusks. Because of their gentle nature and intelligence, they are used for transportation and hunting. The forest elephant, a subspecies of African elephant, lives in the forests of Central Africa, has rounded ears, and is about 2.2 meters high at the shoulder.
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Japanese:

長鼻目ゾウ科に属する最大の陸生哺乳(ほにゅう)類。皮膚は厚く，毛が少ない。鼻部は上唇(じょうしん)とともに円筒状に長くのび，先端の突起で上手に物をつまみ上げる。上顎の門歯は牙状（象牙(ぞうげ)）。草原や森林に群生し，樹葉，枝，草など植物質を１日当り45〜90kg，水を90〜180lとる。１腹１子，寿命約60年。化石種が多いが，現生は２種。アフリカゾウはアフリカのサバンナに分布し，雄は体高3.3m，体重6t以上に達するが，雌は小さい。耳が大きく，雌雄とも牙が大きい。アジアゾウ（インドゾウはアジアゾウの亜種）は南アジアの森林に分布し，体高2.5〜3m，体重5tに達する。雌の牙は小さい。性質が温和で利口なので運搬・狩猟用などに用いられる。アフリカゾウの亜種のマルミミゾウは中央アフリカの森林にすみ，耳が丸く，肩高は2.2mほど。
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