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Chart of number of genes devoted to smell among selected mammals.

African elephants bested rats, a former olfactory record-holder, among selected placental mammals.

Young African elephant bull flares it�s trunk and tusks in the air.

A desert-adapted elephant calf (Loxodonta africana) sitting on its hind legs.

an aerial image showing elephants walking to a watering hole with their shadows stretching long behind them

an illustration of DNA

A photograph of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

A gloved hand holds up a genetically engineered mouse with long, golden-brown hair.

In this aerial photo from June 14, 2021, a herd of wild Asian elephants rests in Shijie Township of Yimen County, Yuxi City, southwest China�s Yunnan Province.

The reptile�s long tail is visible, but most of the crocodile�s body is hidden under the bulk of the elephant that crushed it to death.

a hyrax

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borneo, pygmie elephant

Infographic: The layers and functions of the human skin.

science budgets for federal government

infographic of nuclear power plant

Fukushima fuel rod infographic

infographic of human body sweat

Today�s GoFIgure looks at phobias, defined as irrational fears of things which are not likely to be dangerous.

two ants on a branch lift part of a plant