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There are two major reasons. The first is evaporative cooling: as the water evaporates from the mud, it helps cool the elephant. The second is pest control: it helps protect their skin from biting and stinging insects and parasites.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe dominant reasons are to cool off, or to bath themselves. However since elephants are fairly developed mentally, it could be for fun. :)
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∙ 13y agoFor the most part, they are throwing it on their backs to protect their skin.
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∙ 13y agoAdult elephants drink between about 70 and 200 liters a day,depending on the tempurature.
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∙ 11y agoElephants love water because it's where they can drink and even bathe with their parents
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∙ 13y agoWith there trunks.
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Which animals bury their dead kin who and how?
Elephants and chimpanzees have been known to throw leaves and branches over their dead.
What are the elephant sense of smell?
Elephants have a fierce sense of smell. Elephants can detect water with their sense of smell that is over 11 miles away.
How do camels adapt to very hot conditions?
They strip. and throw water over themselves. they do this by getting there teeth and ripping their loose skin off and they throw water over themselves with their feet.
What happens if you throw water over a toaster fire?
It will explode and smoke.
How does the elephant use their trunks?
elephants use their trunk to spray water over their body to keep cool and to drink water and they sometimes bath with their trunk
How do you make a grease fire?
Throw water onto over-hot chip pan.
What must you do if you find a fire in your house?
CALL 999 Tell your parents (if you are a kid) DO NOT PANIC Throw a damp towel over the fire, throw water over the fire GET OUT OF THE FLAMEING HOUSE/FLAT/
Why would it over throw water when it starts the engine?
Bad head gasket and/or cracked head.
Can you make a sentence using the word spattered?
i was making a humongous water balloon to throw at my friend and the water splattered all over me
How can you describe crossing over?
A more visual way of describing would be to say something along the lines of two distinct chromossomes shuffling or swapping parts of themsevles.
What does an elephant do when it is hungry?
Elephants are very talented believe me :D I love them.... Elephants are the largest land animal alive. Elephants can lift a car with it's trunk. It can also run over enemies and charge at them. But their very loving and can form a bond over you. But elephants in the wild travel far distances for water. It's part of their migration. They care for their young. Guess what?! They can paint beautiful paintings, they cost a fortune!!!
How do you scare your mom and dad when they are outside?
erm.. tricky one u can crawl behind bushes and jump out? throw water over them? throw fake spider/snake?
