Question

There are two types of elephants, African and Indian. African elephants have

• A. Larger ears.
• B. Convex sloping forehead.
• C. Tusks in both sexes.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above.

African elephants are elephants of the genus Loxodonta. Indian elephants have small ears, high domed forehead with 2 prominance on top of the skull but the African elephants have large ears, convex sloping forehead and tusks in both sexes. African elephants are found in Eastern, Southern, Central, and West Africa in dense forests, mopane and miomo woodlands, Sahelian scrub or deserts. Hence, option D is correct.