What is the largest living land mammal?

The largest land mammal living today is the African Elephant. A fully grown male measures 11 feet high at the shoulders and may weigh over 6 tons. It eats 700 pounds of vegetations and drinks over 50 gallons of water in a day, its trunk having a capacity of 1.5 gallons. It can walk at 4 miles an hour, which is about as fast as a man can walk, but is can run at an impressive 30 miles an hour but is unable to jump the smallest of obstacles. There is another species of elephant found today. The Indian Elephant has smaller ears, a more rounded back, a trunk with one ‘finger’ at the end (rather than two), a domed forehead and a smaller overall size.