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 ====== Elephants ======
-==== 40 thousand muscles ====
+==== 40,000 muscles ====
-The trunk of an elephant has over 40 thousand muscles. In comparison, man has only 639 muscles in total! [([[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4ZNLJ9Nyrjlz3snl5wvWHmT/10-surprising-things-about-elephants|BBC]])].
+The trunk of an elephant has over 40,000 muscles. In comparison, the human body has only 639 muscles in total! [([[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4ZNLJ9Nyrjlz3snl5wvWHmT/10-surprising-things-about-elephants|BBC]])]
 ==== Huge brain ====
-The African elephant is not only the largest living land animal but also has a huge brain size. Their brain can weigh up to 5.4 kg and is undoubtedly the largest brain of all animals living on land. [([[https://www.elephantsforafrica.org/elephant-facts/|Elephants of Africa]])].
+The African elephant is not only the largest living land animal but also has a huge brain. Their brain can weigh up to 5.4 kg and is undoubtedly the largest brain of all land mammals. [([[https://www.elephantsforafrica.org/elephant-facts/|Elephants of Africa]])]
 ==== Elephants rarely get cancer ====
-Elephants rarely get cancer because they have 40 copies of the genes that encode the cancer suppressant protein p53. People only have two. [([[https://unews.utah.edu/why-elephants-rarely-get-cancer/|University of Utah]])].
+Elephants rarely get cancer because they have 40 copies of the genes that encode the cancer suppressant protein p53. Humans only have two. [([[https://unews.utah.edu/why-elephants-rarely-get-cancer/|University of Utah]])]
 ==== No galloping ====
-Elephants have two types of gait: a walk and a faster walk similar to running. They cannot jump or gallop but can swim. [([[https://www.speedofanimals.com/animals/elephant|Speed of Animals]])].
+Elephants have two types of gait: a walk and a faster walk similar to running. They cannot jump or gallop but can swim. [([[https://www.speedofanimals.com/animals/elephant|Speed of Animals]])]
 ==== Thick but sensitive ====
-An elephant's skin may be up to 2.5cm thick, but it is so sensitive that the elephant can feel a fly walking on it. [([[https://www.4elephants.org/blog/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-an-elephants-skin|For Elephants]])].
+An elephant's skin may be up to 2.5cm thick, but it is so sensitive that the elephant can feel a fly walking on it. [([[https://www.4elephants.org/blog/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-an-elephants-skin|For Elephants]])]
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