Imagine the lungs and size of an elephant. Is there any relation between body size and lung size? Collect information from School Library or Internet.

Imagine the lungs and size of an elephant. Is there any relation betwe

1.	Imagine the lungs and size of an elephant. Is there any relation between body size and lung size? Collect information from School Library or Internet.
Answer» The elephant is the only mammal whose pleural space is absent. The lungs are more elastic and are connected by connecting tissues to the thorax and diaphragm. Its wide capacity of air filling is 310 litres for one to breathe. The size of the lungs is always proportionate to the size of the body of all terrestrial animals whose respiration is pulmonary. The elasticity of the elephant lungs is more convenient to the movement of the body. The on lungs when the trunk raises up to the maximum height.