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Karakteristik ki pi enpotan nan elefan k ap viv - Walson ak defans - te parèt nan zansèt gomphothere yo lè yo 20 milyon ane de sa. Pou yon bèt gwo ak yon kou kout, kòf la te yon devlopman trè itil, sa ki pèmèt proboscideans sa yo atrab fèy ak pote yo nan bouch la, konsa bay yon avantaj evolisyonè.
eng
The most striking characteristics of living elephants – trunks and tusks – had appeared in their gomphothere ancestors by 20 million years ago. For a large animal with a short neck, the trunk was an extremely useful development, allowing these proboscideans to grasp leaves and bring them to the mouth, thus providing an evolutionary advantage.