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Meet the Elephant’s Wild 4-Tusked Cousin

Did you know elephants once had a four-tusked relative called the gomphothere? These massive herbivores roamed everywhere except Antarctica and Australia, chilling in grasslands and marshes for millions of years—even as recently as 11,700 years ago! Their tusks were all shapes and sizes, perfect for scooping or tearing up plants. Fossils show they lived alongside early humans, and it’s wild to think we might’ve hunted them! Imagine seeing one of these giants today! #PrehistoricLife #Gomphothere #FossilFinds #AncientGiants #DidYouKnow #Science