Elephants, along with dogs, horses, people, etc., have round, smooth intervertebral discs located between the individual vertebrae throughout the vertebral column to provide cushioning between the bones. These intervertebral discs do not extend upwards from the spine. All of these same animals (including people) have spinous processes that are part of the bone and extend upwards from the top of each vertebrae allowina attachment of muscles. Humans, who are bipedal, have a minimal amount of muscu

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