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elephant's most obvious adaptation is its trunk, which is basically an elongated nose. It has many uses, such as sucking up water and spraying it back in its mouth. Its main use, however, is to allow the elephant to reach up in trees to reach the foliage, which it eats. The trunk is tipped with two "fingers," which let the elephant examine, or even pick up, some small objects. The elephant's fan-shaped ears have many small blood vessels through them, which dissipate heat from the blood. The ears can also be used as fans, to keep hot air away from the elephant. The tusks of the African elephant are actually the elephant's incisor teeth. The largest single tusk ever found weighed 236 pounds and was 11 feet and 6 inches long! Legs of the African elephant are columnlike, the same width from top to bottom. Its feet are round and have a pad, almost like the one on a cat's paw, to support the leg. African elephants have five toes on the front feet and three on the back.
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How has and African elephant adapted to its habitat?
It has big feet.
How it is able to live where it does?
They get used to the climate, or adapt to their habitat overtime. For example, the elephant uses it's trunk to bring up dirt to cool off in the hot weather of the African savanna.
How is an animal able to live where it does?
They get used to the climate, or adapt to their habitat overtime. For example, the elephant uses it's trunk to bring up dirt to cool off in the hot weather of the African savanna.
What is the purpose of the large African elephant ears and how do they help the elephant survive in its natural habitat?
The large African elephant ears serve the purpose of regulating the elephant's body temperature. They help the elephant survive in its natural habitat by dissipating excess heat and cooling the body through increased blood flow to the ears, allowing the elephant to stay cool in hot environments.
What type of habitat dose an elephant have?
Elephants live in the African plains, African forests, or Asian scrub lands.
How does an African elephant help the rainforest?
savannah elephants may adapt to forests if they have abundant water and food
Where is the elephant habitat?
the African elephant live in the southern half of Africa.the Asian elephant or the Indian elephant live in India.the pygmy elephat lives in borneo,which is a large island between India & Australia.Africa
What is threatening the African elephants?
African elephants are being threatened by illegal hunting for meat and ivory, human elephant conflict and habitat loss
Does the Elephant change its habitat?
no, all though African elephants migrate to Africa's flood plain in summer
What kind of elephant is the biggest out of Indian and African?
The African elephant has the biggest ears!The type of elephant with the biggest name has the biggest ears, the African elephant (not the Asian elephant). That's how I remember.
How many elephants are alive?
Three species of elephant are living today:African bush elephant or African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)Asian elephant (a.k.a. the Indian elephant) (Elephas maximus)
What does the African elephant?
Another African elephant?
