Elephant's Phylogeny

Ever wondered who the elephant's closest relatives are ? How big the ancestors of the elephants were? What they looked like? Take a tour of our interactive phylogenetic tree and start a journey into the past of our gentle giants. To navigate the tree, click on "start prezi" and then the following icon to go fullscreen!

To zoom in and out, move your mouse. The following icons should appear: click on the magnifying glasses to zoom and unzoom. Alternatively, use the up and down arrows on your keyboard. (Hint: follow the "magnifying glass" icons... there are messages to explore!) The "house" icon brings you back to the original display.

If you want to look at a picture or a text more closely, just click on it. Enjoy!


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