![]() ![]() Their limbs grew longer and stouter to support their massive weight. Modern day elephants have this ability as well and can snorkel for hours at a time.Īs elephants evolved over time, they grew bigger and bigger. It’s thought that they used their long trunks much like a snorkel to breathe. In the distant past various members of the Hyrax family grew to large sizes and it’s theorized that they lived an aquatic lifestyle spending most of their time underwater. It’s estimated that over the course of time there were over 350 different species within the Proboscideans, including mammoths, mastodons, gomphotheres, the bizarre shovel-tuskers, and many more.īoth genetic and fossil evidence points to a link to the small modern-day Hyrax as well as an ancient branch that led to manatees, giant extinct sea cows and dugongs. It was once a very diverse group that dominated landscapes around the world. ![]() Only three species of the elephant family are alive today the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant. ![]()
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