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2023-10-05 08:47:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 66B3BD72E53369D09E779BEC137E80D540D179F9F212B92A1CE3444056082C02
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This elephant is neither the largest on record nor its weight is confirmed to be 8000 kg. These facts make the claim ambiguous. The largest elephant on record weighed about 10886 kg and was known as The Giant of Angola. https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/elephant#:~:text=The%20largest%20elephant%20on%20record,grow%20larger%20than%20Asian%20elephants. https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/world/watch-video-weighing-8000-kg-elephant-from-tanzania-believed-to-be-largest-in-world
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