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Elephants are probably the largest living mammals on earth. They don't have any natural predators that can attack a full grown elephant. However, In Africa lions and packs of hyenas have been known to attack an injured or extremely old elephant or an elephant calf that has strayed away from its herd. In Asia, a large adult Tiger or a Lion can attack a young elephant calf. Humans are the biggest enemies to elephants in all its habitats. Armed with guns hunters and poachers are the biggest threat to elephant numbers.
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How do African elephants escape from predators?
An African elephant is big enough to defend itself from all kinds of predators except man who uses guns to hunt them.
What are some predators that hunt An African elephant?
Man, lions, hyena, and wild dogs. Lions, hyena, and wild dogs may hunt and kills elephants, but it is for food. Man hunts elephant for sport.
Does an afrian elephant hunt for food?
An African elephant is a vegetariantherefore it does not hunt for food.
What is an African elephants predator?
Elephants are probably the largest living mammals on earth. They don't have any natural predators that can attack a full grown elephant. However, In Africa lions and packs of hyenas have been known to attack an injured or extremely old elephant or an elephant calf that has strayed away from its herd. In Asia, a large adult Tiger or a Lion can attack a young elephant calf. Humans are the biggest enemies to elephants in all its habitats. Armed with guns hunters and poachers are the biggest threat to elephant numbers.
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 eats the African elephant?
Nile crocodiles and prides of lions are dangers for calves. Adults have no predators.
Do predators effect African elephants?
Predators have to be extremely hungry to bother African elephants. Some predators such as female lions will follow the herd to try and grab a small elephant if they can, but mature female elephants are very wary of this.
Where do African elephant hunt?
Elephants don't hunt, they predate plants, but there aren't that many hunting skills needed to pursue vegetables.
What is the African elephant predatores?
Adult African Elephants have no known predators. Although lions have been known to snatch elephant calves and kill them occassionally. Because of their sheer size and bulk, they have no wild predators. Except Humans, elephants do not have any other species that can harm them.
Is an elephant a hunter or hunted?
An elephant is both, although they don't hunt for food. Elephants are hunted by man, lions, hyena, and wild dogs. On the flip side, elephant have been known to hunt down and kill other predators that killed one of their babies. They will kill for revenge.
Why do men hunt the elephant?
men hunt the elephant for there tusks
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.
