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Elephants  are large mammals of the family  Elephantidae  and the order  Proboscidea . Traditionally, two species are recognised, the  African elephant  ( Loxodonta africana ) and the  Asian elephant  ( Elephas maximus ), although some evidence suggests that  African bush elephants and  African forest elephants  are separate species ( L. africana  and  L. cyclotis  respectively). Elephants are scattered throughout  sub-Saharan Africa ,  South Asia , and  Southeast Asia .  Elephantidae are the only surviving family of the order Proboscidea; other, now extinct, families of the order include  mammoths  and  mastodons . Male African elephants are the largest surviving  terrestrial animals  and can reach a height of 4 m (13 ft) and weigh 7,000 kg (15,000 lb).  All elephants have several distinctive features the most notable of whic...

The  orange  (specifically, the  sweet orange ) is the  fruit  of the  citrus  species  Citrus  ×  sinensis  in the  family   Rutaceae . [ 2]  The fruit of the  Citrus sinensis  is considered a sweet orange, whereas the fruit of the  Citrus aurantium  is considered a  bitter orange . The orange is a  hybrid , possibly between  pomelo  ( Citrus maxima ) and  mandarin  ( Citrus reticulata ), which has been cultivated since ancient times. [ 3] Probably originating in  Southeast Asia , [ 4]  oranges were already cultivated in China as far back as 2500 BC.  Arabophone peoples popularized sour citrus and oranges in Europe; [ 5]  Spaniards introduced the sweet orange to the American continent in the mid-1500s. As of 1987, orange trees were found to be the most  cultivated  fruit tree in the world. [ 6]  Orange trees are widely...