There two main kinds elephants in the world. are Asian elephants and African elephants. How are they different? An Asian elephant has a big head but quite ears. It has five toes on the front of its feet and four on the back. African elephants much bigger ears. African elephants have four toes on the front of their feet and only three on the back. are more African elephants in the world Asian elephants. There are about ten times as many African elephants. Do you think the elephant with the baby in the picture on the left is African elephant an Asian elephant?