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How do adult elephants protect their young ones from predators?
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∙ 12y ago
Elephants are mammals. They drink their mothers milk from underneath the mothers until they are big. :)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf a threat approaches the herd the elephants will make a circle around their young and will attempt to scare off the threat.
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Do elephants always win?
If you mean do elephants always beat their predators, the answer is yes, unless that predator is man. Elephants are the biggest land animal so its size helps to protect it against all other animals except man. The elephants young may not survive an attack by predators as well as their adults do, but the adult elephants come together as a family herd to help protect their young.
What are African elephant predators?
Adult African elephants have no predators other than humans. Elephants calfs predators include lions, hyenas, and crocodiles. When a predator approaches a elephant herd the herd will form a protective circle around the young until the threat leaves.
What predators are in Asia?
Elephants are probably the largest living mammals on earth. They don't have any natural predators that can attack a full grown elephant. However, adolescent or young asian elephants can fall prey to adult Lions or Tigers. This can only happen if the youngster strays away from the herd.
What are Asian elephant's predators?
Elephants are probably the largest living mammals on earth. They don't have any natural predators that can attack a full grown elephant. However, adolescent or young asian elephants can fall prey to adult Lions or Tigers. This can only happen if the youngster strays away from the herd.
Do Asian elephant have predators?
Elephants are probably the largest living mammals on earth. They don't have any natural predators that can attack a full grown elephant. However, adolescent or young asian elephants can fall prey to adult Lions or Tigers. This can only happen if the youngster strays away from the herd.
What are African lion predators?
Lions have no natural predators. Lions are Apex Predators that are on the top of their food chain and have no natural predators that can kill adult lions. However young lions are vulnerable to Hyena's. Also, adult Elephants, Rhino's or Hippo's can injure or even kill lions when there is a face off but that happens very rarely.They don't exactly have predators. Nobody really hunts them besides humans. Elephants and rhinos squash or pierce them if they get too close, but that's it.Nile crocodiles have killed and ate lionesses in water.
What predators try to eat the Asian Elephant?
Elephants are probably the largest living mammals on earth. They don't have any natural predators that can attack a full grown elephant. However, adolescent or young asian elephants can fall prey to adult Lions or Tigers. This can only happen if the youngster strays away from the herd.
What are lion's predator's?
Lions have no natural predators. They are on the top of their food chain and have no natural predators that can kill adult lions. However young lions are vulnerable to Hyena's. also, adult Elephants or Hippo's can injure or even kill lions when there is a face off but that happens very rarely.
How does an elephant look after any young it has?
Elephant females live in (quite large) family groups, while the males are loners but sometimes join together for safety. The female group is leaded by a matriarch, the eldest and wisest female. There are usually five to twenty adult or near-adults in a group, and all of them protect the youngest. The young are guarded mostly by their mother and siblings (if they have any). But should predators (lions, hyena's) show up and threat the group, all elephants stand together around the one to six young elephants. Elephants from a certain age (and size!) are no longer vulnerable to predators so long as they're standing and form a group.
Does the lion have predators?
Lions have no natural predators. Lions are Apex Predators that are on the top of their food chain and have no natural predators that can kill adult lions. However young lions are vulnerable to Hyena's. Also, adult Elephants, Rhino's or Hippo's can injure or even kill lions when there is a face off but that happens very rarely.
Do lions have real predators?
No. Lions have no natural predators. Lions are Apex Predators that are on the top of their food chain and have no natural predators that can kill adult lions. However young lions are vulnerable to Hyena's. Also, adult Elephants, Rhino's or Hippo's can injure or even kill lions when there is a face off but that happens very rarely.
How do vertebrates protect their young?
they protect their young against predators who would like to harm them and protect them from hunting by humans protect their nerves n spinal cords
