For centuries the elephant has been considered one of the strongest and oldest animals in the world, has gone through different evolutionary processes without changing its bone structure and is also considered a mystical animal with transcendental powers in some parts of the world, it is said It is the wisest animal in nature since it can live for more than 60 years and is the only animal that exists with 4 knees.
The elephant is currently the largest terrestrial mammal that exists, this can be due to its longevity, a male elephant can live up to 60 years, almost the life expectancy of a person in times before these or an underdeveloped country, so that a male elephant can reach between 6 and 7 meters weighing between 5 to 6 tons, although a large animal should represent the slowness, this titan of nature moves to 6km / h but in When there is a dangerous situation, speeds higher than 40km / h can be achieved.
The mythology tells that Ganesh was a child who guarded the entrance to the room of his mother the goddess Parvati, when the god "Shiva" returned and as the child would not let him in he cut his head off and when he found out about it the goddess went to cut the relationship and for this not to happen Shiva went out into the jungle in search of a head of the first creature that would cross him and that is why the child wears an elephant head and is known as the god of protection.
Although in spite of the different ephemeral relationships present among the elephants, the curious thing is that it is the only animal that has 4 knees, if you look closely at the mammals, no one else has this characteristic, but despite this, these knees do not allow you to jump to its weight but if you move, bend and even get up on its two hind legs, it is a very fast animal thanks to the wave motion of the knees.
Just as the knees are vital for this mammal, their large ears have a purpose and is the signal, they are used to indicate to the other elephants of the herd the direction they should take or not, and it is also one of the very few animals that Your gestation period lasts 22 months.
The elephant has retained a long evolutionary lineage initially of African origin, then spread to Asia and later to America but has always maintained 4 characteristic features: its ears, its trunk, its fangs and finally the anatomy of its four legs that have four knees.
