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An elephant's habitat is dependent on them as are the lives of every creature in their territory. In fact, elephants have been proven to have a dramatic impact on the weather.
Scientific studies have shown that, in places where elephants have been eliminated, drought has ensued and the land has turned to desert. Other animal populations have disappeared. And uncontrolled fires ravage the land.
Dung beetles, an important part of the food chain, subsist solely on elephant excrement. Dung beetles, on the other hand, are critical to the diet of many other creatures. Other large herbivores rely on the elephant to find water because elephants are able to not only smell and locate underground water, but they can smell water over large distances. They dig down into the earth and free water, so that when they're done, other animals can move in and drink.
Elephants keep grasses, bushes, and trees pruned and trimmed resulting in healthier vegetation. This keeps dense vegetation from soaking up all the water thus making it available to other plants and animals. Because elephants are nomadic and migrate routinely through the year, the land regenerates in their absence.
Seeds and other plant reproductive parts are passed into the land from elephant manure as another way of replenishing the earth.
This is an accurate, but incomplete and simplistic look at the role elephants play and what their loss would mean to the world. Their extinction would be a worldwide catastrophe, possibly resulting in the extinction of mankind. At a very minimum, it would drastically change the world as we know it and alter our way of life.
What else can I help you with?
Are African elephants asexual or sexual?
All elephants are sexual, including African Elephants.
Which has larger ears African or Asian elephants?
African elephants
What animal comes in the African and Indian varieties?
elephants come in african and indian varieties you can get african elephants and indian elephants.
What is the population of African elephants?
There are about 470,000 living African elephants at this time.
African elephants are larger than Asian elephant?
Yes, african elephants are slightly larger than asian elephants. Male African elephants reach about 4m whereas male Asian elephants reach 3.5m.
Are there Elephants in the African Forest?
Yes there are elephants there.
Where Can You Get An Elephant?
You get African Elephants and Indian Elephants. African Elephants can be found in Africa. Indian Elephants can be found in India. You might try your local zoo.
Are african elephants endangered?
African Elephants are endangered because hunters are killing them for their ivory and other body parts. It is estimated that by 2020 African elephants will be extinct.
What is the difference in size and shape between Indian elephants and African elephants?
One difference is that African elephants have the bigger ears. They are also slightly bigger in size that Indian elephants. African elephants also have two "fingers" at the end of there trunk while Indian elephants only have one and African elephants are more grey while Idian elephants are more of a dusty colour.
What are two speicies of elephants?
Asian Elephants(my favourite), Indian Elephants, African Elephants,
When was African Elephants - album - created?
African Elephants - album - was created in 2009-06.
What does African elephants prey on?
african elephants dont prey on other animals they are herbivores
