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Elephants live in family groups for many generations, therefore they never go on their own. Orphaned elephants aren't alone either. Usually another female elephant cares for that elephant.
Their mothers stop caring for them when they are four to five years old because it takes a while for the elephants to learn everything. Once they have learned, they become a member of the group who protects their family.
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∙ 12y agoElephants become independent at age 10-15. Females will live with their mother for life, unless the herd becomes to large. Then the herd splits but will stay within 5 miles of each other, so they can communicate with each other. Males leave the herd when they are 10-15. The males, or bulls then go and join a bachelor herd.
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∙ 10y agoThe African elephant calf is entirely dependent (emotionally and physically) on his/her mother for three to five years.
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∙ 8y agoBaby elephants need their mother's milk for at least three years or even longer.
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What kind of tricks do mother elephants teach there baby elephant?
what kind of tricks do mother elephants teach there baby elephants
Does the momma horse wean their baby or do you separate them?
At 4 or 6 months you need to separate the baby the mother will need to dry up and no the momma will not wean the baby it will let it keep suckling and as long as its suckling the mother will still produce milk
How long do baby elephants drink their mother's milk?
Baby elephants nurse for up to two years of age.
How do you use wean in a sentence?
Ideally, a mother should try to wean her child from breast-feeding by the time the baby is one year old.
Who are the baby elephants protected by?
All the herd cares about the baby not only mother.
Where do baby elephants get their milk?
Like all mammals they get it from their mother.
How long does a baby elephant depend on its mother?
An arican baby elephants (calf) dependes on its mother for food or other diffirent things
Will a baby stop breastfeeding if the mother has just given birth?
A baby won't necessarily wean because a mother has just given birth. Many mothers feed two children at once.
At what age do animals wean?
depends on the animal, like guinea pigs wean at about 2 weeks and dogs should wean about 6-8 weeks whereas African elephants don't wean for about 2 years.
Can you wean 1 baby rabbit in 3 weeks?
Yes, it just wont be easy. I would not. They need to be with their mother so they will grow properly. Most breeders wean their rabbits at 6 weeks.
Can you give me a sentence using the word wean?
The mother decided to wean her 6 month old baby off of breast milk because she had gotten old enough to begin to eat babyfood.
Why are you advised not to wean a baby before they are 17 weeks old?
Why are we advised not to wean a baby before they are 17 weeks old?
