The elephant&#x27;s skull, like many herbivores, has an exaggerated concave structure near the crown/back of the head for the temporalis muscle. This muscle grinds the back molars for chewing cud and bark. Just behind, huge grooves give purchase for enormous neck muscles. Your beast&#x27;s anatomy has to support it&#x27;s weight and movement. The elephant&#x27;s temporalis is so big, there&#x27;s no distinction between eye socket and temporalis. Most other creatures have a bone dividing the space.