How has the African elephant adapted to its environment?

Answer 1

Their 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.

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

Answer 2

An elephant is adapted to its environment in India and other parts of the world because the elephants log trunk is very effective for carrying large amounts of water and can be transferred 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. In South Africa you can find elephants living in a jungle situation (Knysna elephants), living in the grasslands such as in the Kruger National Park (this would be their "normal" habitat and even some living in the desert in Namibia (Namib elephants). The knsyna elephants adapted due to being hunted a long time ago and I can assure you they are very good at moving silently through heavy bush and trees. Thw Namib elephants have adapted to living along the Okavango River and when this runs dry they still manage to survive. So that shows how an elephant has a a remarkable ability to adapt to their ienvironment whether due to danger (hunted) or drought like conditions.

Answer 3

elephant's most obvious adaptation is its trunk, which is basically an elongated nose. It has many uses, such as sucking up water and spraying it back in its mouth. Its main use, however, is to allow the elephant to reach up in trees to reach the foliage, which it eats. The trunk is tipped with two "fingers," which let the elephant examine, or even pick up, some small objects.

The elephant's fan-shaped ears have many small blood vessels through them, which dissipate heat from the blood. The ears can also be used as fans, to keep hot air away from the elephant.

The tusks of the African elephant are actually the elephant's incisor teeth. The largest single tusk ever found weighed 236 pounds and was 11 feet and 6 inches long!

Legs of the African elephant are columnlike, the same width from top to bottom. Its feet are round and have a pad, almost like the one on a cat's paw, to support the leg. African elephants have five toes on the front feet and three on the back.

Answer 4

i think it's because the African elephant uses it's ears to cool itself down