How large is an elephant’s heart?

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1. Saba
   

   The heart of an elephant depends on its size, While the heart of the African bull elephant can weigh up to 28 kg, which is a size normal for such a large animal, for other elephants it is normally about 12 Kgs.

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2. Brett
   

   The heart of an elephant depends on its size, While the heart of the African bull elephant can weigh up to 28 kg, which is a size normal for such a large animal, for other elephants it is normally about 12 Kgs.
   
   Despite its large size, there is little difference between the heart of an elephant and other animals. Except the fact that elephant hemoglobin has a higher oxygen affinity than that of other mammals.
   
   The blood vessels of the elephant can achieve lengths of up to 350 cm, which require a high blood pressure in order to prevent their collapse if they had thin walls.
   
   Something else that is interesting about the heart of an elephant is the fact that while the human heart beats at the rate of 70 per minute, the heart of a mouse beats 500 times a minute and the elephant beats only 28 times a minute.

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