How do elephants adapt to the savanna?

Answer 1

Thre are elephants having as their habitat the Savannah and others live in the forest. Savannah elephants may adapt to forests if they have abundant water and food, however it may prove stressfull.

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Answer 2

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They are very large so this helps to protect them from predators. Their large size also helps them to gather food as they can reach high branches on trees and they can even know down the tree to get their food.

They have tusks which they use to dig clay out of the walls of caves and clay licks. They need to eat clay for minerals and to neutralize the poisons in some of the food they eat. The tusks also help to defend against predators and they are used by rival males for sparing for territory and females.

The trunk is their greatest achievement as it can act as a snorkel so they can swim even in deep oceans. They can also use it like a hand to manipulate small objects and to pick up food. The trunk can also be used as a hose, it can pick up gallons of water which can be used for drinking or cooling down their bodies.

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Answer 3

It is incorrect to talk about an animal 'adapting' as this is usually a slow process involving many generations. It involves some individuals' being more successful at reproduction than others. An individual doesn't adapt, a species does. We can speak about how an elephant is adapted to its environment. The adaptations of an elephant include large, thin ears to dissipate heat. Their trunks can do many jobs including sucking up and squirting water.

Answer 4

An elephant has adapted to its environment in India and other parts of the world because the elephants long trunk is very effective for carrying large amounts of water and can transferred its load to other places. The elephants sharp tusks are also a good part of their body it helps to protect them. they also has large ears that it can move to fan itself.

Its huge ears can be used to fan itself to bring its body temperature down. Its large ears also help it to hear any danger coming, which when it is breading season is very useful. Its long trunk is effective for carrying water and also to cool the elephant by using the muscles in the trunk to bend round and squirt water onto itself. The trunk can also carry heavy things such as logs and is used when it feeds to get the food and put it into its mouth. The elephants strong sharp tusks can be used to protect itself and its young from predators.

Its large ears have lots of blood vessels to disperse the heat from their blood.

Answer 5

Elephants adapt to the savanna by having a large body size that helps them retain body heat during cool nights and stay cool during hot days. They also have a trunk that is versatile for gathering food and water in the dry season. Their social structure allows them to form cohesive family groups that support each other in searching for resources and protecting against predators.

Answer 6

they survive by using their truncks and by staking with their trups.

Answer 7

Elephants adapt to their environment by fanning their selves by using their large ears, also they roll in the mud and dust to prevent getting a sun burn.

Answer 8

Elephants have adapted because they are large, so animals don't hurt them very much, they have thin skin so they don't get to hot, they have trunks to pick things up, and attack predators.

Answer 9

their trunk, tusks, flat feet, large ears