Asian elephants have smaller ears, trunks, and tusks, and a twin-dome head shape compared to African elephants, which have larger features and a singular dome head shape. Although all elephants also have one or more small flaplike projections on the terminal end of the trunk to help with grasping, feeding and drinking, and other tasks, Asian elephants have only one of these projections, whereas African elephants have two.
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