- The elephant´s foot is formed in such a way that it is essentially walking on tiptoe, with a tough and fatty part of connective tissue for the sole
- This spongy "shock absorber" helps an elephant to move silently
- The sole of the foot is ridged and pitted; this contributes to the sure- footedness of the elephant for a large variety of terrain.
- An elephants five toes are buried inside the flesh of the foot.
- Not all toes have toenails.
- The circumference of the forefoot is approximately equal to half the the shoulder height!
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